for me, today?' His sons will answer, 'Well, we will see you off to your hole to bury you there.' He then turns to his deeds and says, 'By Allah, I have neglected you and you were so unwelcome for me, what do you have for me, today?' His deed will answer, 'Well, I am your companion in your grave and on the day of your resurrection until you, as well as I, will be stopped before your Lord (for interrogation).'
If that servant has acted righteously in this world and has been one of the disciples of Allah, his deed will come to him in the form of a sweet-smelling handsome man and will say to him, 'I bear to you the good tidings of enjoying rest, happiness, and the beautiful Paradise, and you are coming to the best abode. When that servant asks about his personality, his good deed will answer, 'I am your righteous deed, and I will move you from this world to the world to come.'" 349
Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: "As soon as a dead is put in his grave, a person comes to him and says, 'we were three; one was your sustenance who ceased when your age was ceased. The other was your family who left you. The third was I; your deed, and I will stay with you. Nevertheless, I was the most disrespectful in your sight." 350
OBEDIENCE AND GOD-
FEARING
Humankind is a genuine element and distinctive being in this cosmos because of the numerous traits and donations that God has given exclusively to him so as to prefer him to the other creatures:
"We have honored the children of Adam, carried them on the land and the sea, given them pure sustenance and exalted them above most of My creatures. (17:70)"