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He answered: “Those who are the most frequent in the remembrance of death and the firmest in readiness for it - those are clever ones who have taken the honor of this world and the favours of the Hereafter." [^7] It is also narrated from the Prophet (S) that he said, "One who does not take a lesson from death and does not remember his misery and long stay in the grave and his bewilderment on the Day of Judgment, is not prosperous.

Anybody in this world who does not care for death will be inflicted with sorrows in this world and anybody whose remembrance of death is good in this world is prosperous"[^8] There are two groups of people regarding death: The first group severely escapes the remembrance of death and these are people who do not believe in the Hereafter and whose behavior in the world has been indecent. They know that by death they will get deprived of what they have.

Imam al-Husayn (as) was once asked: “Why are we frightened of death and are not interested in it”? Imam answered: “Because you have destroyed your Hereafter but have constructed your world. That is why you are frightened to move from flourishing condition to ruined condition". The second group includes those who do not fear death.

These are people who believe in the Hereafter and its assets, who have acted in accordance with the commands of God, who believe that by breaking the cage of the body here, they will enjoy God's blessings in the Hereafter.

Thus, they not only do not fear death, but also consider it sweeter than honey.[^9] They repeat the following: Tell death to come to me if it is a man, Till I embrace him very closely; I'll receive an eternal life from him, He'll receive from me colored clothing Kill me; kill me, O Great one, For in your killing there is life.

For this reason, some love death and others dislike it.