Attending a Janāzah
Attending a janāzah benefits us too. Firstly, we will gain the reward mentioned above. Secondly, a person will find it easy to contemplate over the life Hereafter, the grave, the reckoning and the shortness and uncertainty of this life. A person can take a lesson from the deceased that a little while ago he was amongst us, happy, enjoying himself, healthy, not a sign that the last seconds are ticking away. The same could be for us, and the next bier that is lifted could be ours. A poet says:
No man is aware of his death;
provisions of hundred years have been accumulated but one does not know of the next second!
Looking at the deceased and the graves and contemplating upon the stages of the Hereafter will make us realise that we too need to prepare for this inevitable day.
Laziness
Laziness and a laid back attitude will not bring the desired result. Wishes and hopes are of no avail without effort. A poet states:
If knowledge could be gained by mere hopes and desires,
no one on the earth would remain ignorant;
Therefore, exert effort and struggle and do not be slack,
For regret is what awaits the one who is lazy.
