*Guidance of the Day:* The weaker the man's faith and the greater his ignorance of matters of death and the Hereafter, the greater will be his attachment to the world and reluctance to separate from it. This is why we are strongly encouraged to remember death frequently. _'Remember often the defeater of pleasures; death,' said the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him._ And when asked, 'Who among believers are the most sagacious?' he replied, 'Those who remember death most often and are the best in preparing for what follows it; those are sagacious. He encouraged regular visits to the cemetery for the same reason. The remembrance of death detaches one from the world, reducing everything in it to its proper proportions and renders death and the events that are to follow it familiar and much less frightening. This makes death itself that much easier. Some Muslims nowadays, however, are ignorant of these things and are thus horrified by the mere mention of death. Their attitude is thus the exact opposite of what is taught to be; they come that much closer to the disbelievers' stance, who, because they know of no Paradise apart from this life, are exceedingly reluctant to leave it and can never understand that someone in his right mind should be eager to do so. [Man & The Universe]