Death by Traffic Accident

Some time ago, I was listening to a YouTube show (a Chai with my Bhai episode) and they mentioned just in passing something that absolutely floored me—how the police in Muslim countries try to implore traffic accident victims to say "La ilaha ilAllah," especially when they can see the person is dying. Subhanallah, Allahu akbar!!

Imagine how many different ways we can die suddenly and unexpectedly. In the West, where I live, no one would think about your Akhirah—not cops, not medics, not doctors, not bystanders, no one. And they don’t have the right to as it would be seen as imposing their beliefs onto you. If you are conscious enough to say it, alhamdulillah. But if you have no family by your side, you have no one to remind you to die upon the words that can enter you into Jannah, by the permission of Allah (سبحانه و تعالى)

When I heard this, I couldn’t stop thinking about it because I think it’s such a big deal, and something I never thought of before. Those living in Muslim lands might also be taking this for granted.