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When People Yearn To Enter Their Graves | Signs of the Hour Ep. 18

Omar SuleimanSeptember 23, 202622 min0 comments

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In Episode 18 of Signs of the Hour, this lecture explores the prophetic hadith describing a time when people will wish to be in the graves — not out of faith, but out of existential emptiness and the betrayal of the dunya's false promises. Drawing on Quranic ayat, hadith, and the commentary of scholars like Ibn Hajar and Sheikh Umar Ashqar, the speaker carefully distinguishes between prohibited, permissible, and even praiseworthy forms of wishing for death, and reminds believers that every extra day of life is an irreplaceable opportunity for good deeds.

Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. Born in New Orleans to Palestinian parents, he began traditional Islamic study in 2000, spending years learning in the UAE, Jordan, and Malaysia, and completed a PhD in Islamic Thought and Civilization from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He served as Imam of the Jefferson Muslim Association in New Orleans, where he led interfaith rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina, and is now resident scholar of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, Texas, and Co-Chair Emeritus of Faith Forward Dallas. One of the most influential Muslim figures in America, he is known for his Ramadan series, civil rights activism, and prolific scholarship bridging tradition and contemporary life.

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