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You are connected to souls you've never heard of,

and lands you've never been to.

How many times have you prayed for others?

How many Ramadan duas call out to Allah for those who are sick, for those who are dying, or for those who are being murdered?

How many people do you think are out there making du'a'at for you without you knowing?

Dua'a'at may be your connection with Allah that links you directly to Him, but it's also the connection that links human souls to each other,

even if they've never crossed paths before. In the Barzach, you may meet people you've never

seen before in this life, but the connection you have with them there is something one of you

forged here.

And Imam Ibn al-Jazi passed away on Friday, the 12th of Ramadan,

in the year 597 after Hidra,

and he was fortunate enough to be buried right next to Imam Ahmed ibn Hambal, Rahimah Allah

Ta'a'a'a'a'a'a. Even better, Abu Bakr and Omar may Allah be pleased with them, buried right next to the Prophet

Sallallah a a a. Where millions pass by and give Salam to all of them together.

Now, while we can't have the fortune of being buried next to the Prophet

Sallalā or next to Imam Ahmad Rahimu'llah,

we do want to be buried amongst righteous Muslims.

Abdullah Abdullab Nanafaii says that there was a man who died in Medina

and then a companion of his saw him in a dream where he appeared to be from the people of Hellfire.

And then he sees him in another dream where he appears to be from the people of Janna.

So he says to him, weren't you among the inhabitants of the fire?

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