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In the battle of Badr when the strenght of the Muslims was weak, Prophet prayed : O God, if You destroy this small party, there will remain in the world not a single man to worship Thee.

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Hazrat Abu Bakr then said : What your Lord has promised with yoiu will certainly come true.

The Prophet Jesus will be asked on the Resurrection Day :
Did you say to the people : take myself and my mother as Lords besides God? He will reply : You are pure, what right have I got that I will tell them over which I have got no control. If I had said that, you know it best. You know what is in my mind, but I do not know what is in your mind. If you punish them, they are your mere servants and if you forgive them, you are and Almighty, Most Wise— 15:116.

Nobody can be safe about his condition as the heart of a believer is confined within two fingers of the Merciful and human mind changes more than the bubbles of hot water. He who remains safe from the contrivance of Lord is ignorant. A sage said : If anybody gets matyrdom on his death near the door of the Ka'ba and upon Islam on his death near the Black stone, I would prefer to die upon Islam, as I do not know what will be the state of my mind between the door of the Ka'ba and the Black stone. The saint Abu Darda'a said : By God, the faith of one who remains sure that his faith will not be snatched at the time of his death will surely be snatched away. The sage Sakil said : The fear of ultimate end of the truthful occurs at every step and every condition. When Sufiyan was about to die, he began to weep and tremble. He was asked : O Abu Abdullah, you should have hope as God's forgiveness is greater than your sins. He said : Do I weep for my sins ? If I had known that I would die upon Tauhid, I would not have cared to meet my Lord with mountainful of sins.
The Prophet said : O my disciples, you fear for your sins and we Prophets fear infidelity. There is a tradition that a certain prophet was complaining to God for several years of hunger, lices and want of cloth. God sent to him revelation : O My servant, are you not satisfied that I have saved you from infidelity ? Even you would have prayed then for wordly comforts. Then he placed earth on his head and said : O Lord, I am satisfied. Save me from infidelity.

CAUSES OF EVIL END

There are several causes of evil end at death, such as establishment of innovation, hypocrisy, pride etc. For this reason, the companions feared hypocrisy most. Hazrat Hasan

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