The blessed scholars state: ‘The one who does not fear his Iman being snatched away during his lifetime, there is a great risk for his Iman to be snatched away at the time of his death. (Malfozaat-e-A’la Hazrat, pp. 495)

Alas! Our majority does not have the worry for the protection of Iman nowadays. If we do worry, it is to increase our bank balance. If we do worry, it is to surpass each other in the worldly matters. If we do worry, it is to earn respect and fame. Whereas, none of us has the guarantee over the fact whether our Iman will remain intact at the time of our death or not. معاذاللّٰہ, what will we do if our Iman is taken away due to the curse of sins?

Sayyiduna Abu Darda رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ states: By Allah! No one can be assured of the fact whether his Iman will remain intact or not at the time of his death. (Keemya-e-Sa’adat, vol. 2, pp. 825)

Satan in the shape of friends

Hujjat-ul-Islam Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: When the state of the soul’s departure overcomes a person, then Satan comes to him along with his pupils in the shapes of his deceased relatives such as his parents, siblings, friends etc. Satan says to him: ‘O so and so! You will soon die, whereas we have already tasted death before you. Therefore, adopt such and such religion (leaving Islam) as that is the only religion that is accepted in the court of Allah Almighty.’ If the dying person does not accept to what he says, then Satan and his pupils come to him in the shape of his other friends and say: ‘Accept such and such religion (leaving Islam).’        

This way, they make him recall the beliefs of all the religions. So at that moment, whosoever has deviation from Iman written in his fate, falls astray and ends up adopting the false religion.

(Majmu’ah Rasa`il-ul-Imam-ul-Ghazali, pp, 511, Summarised)

اَللّٰھُمَّ اَجِرۡنِیۡ مِنَ النَّار  O Allah Almighty! Grant me salvation from the fire of Hell.