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bidden them only to spend wastefully. Today, however, in
societies remote from Islamic morals, extravagance is not
paid the attention it is due. In restaurants and houses, plates
of food and huge amounts of bread, fruits and vegetables are
thoughtlessly thrown away. But Allah has forbidden extrav-
agance, whether in significant or insignificant amounts.
Therefore people should try to find a way to make use of all
such provision before they spoil, instead of throwing them
away saying, "this has gone off" or "we cannot use this".
Only in this way can they give these gifts their due; other-
wise the result is scarcity and ingratitude to Allah.

83. How do angels take people in death? Does
the person see the angel when his soul is being
taken?
Death is a sort of transformation in dimension. The con-
nection between the soul of the person and his worldly body
becomes severed when he dies. Beginning from the moment
man dies, he passes to a dimension where he can see the an-
gels of death. This transition is also the beginning of man's
eternal life. Along with passing to a different dimension, the
person sees the angel who has come to take his soul, who
even talks to him. However, not everybody is taken in death
in the same way. What the angels who come to take the soul
of believers do and say is entirely different from those who
come to take soul of the unbelievers.
The angels take the soul of believers in a virtuous state,
saying "peace be upon you!" At the same time they give the
glad tidings of Paradise they will enter. (Surat an-Nahl: 32)
On the other hand, the angel who comes to take an un-
believer in death beats his face and his back when he least

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