Beware, the next world is advancing. Today is the day of action and there is no reckoning, while tomorrow is the day of reckoning but there would be no (opportunity for) action".
Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq (A.S.) says about the effects of remembering death and the Resurrection Day: (1) It's remembrance suppresses the inordinate desires, (2) It uproots the very foundation of negligence & apathy, (3) With the reminding of Allah's promise, it strengthens man's heart, (4) It softens the hard mentality of man, (5) It demolishes the banners of inordinate desires & transgression, (6) It suppresses the evil of greediness and makes the world humble before one's eyes.
The visit to the graves is hence recommended so that we should be reminded of our death. We all know that during day & night we recite the following Qur'anic Verse (Ayah) several times in our daily Prayers (Namaz) so that we are reminded of the Resurrection Day "Master of the day of Resurrection Surah-al-Hamd : 4). A unique and valuable advantage enjoyed by the one who accepts the principle of an afterlife is that his attitude to material enjoyments will never be the same as that of the hasty person who is in a state of constant anxiety and agitation lest his possessions not last him until death. It is only for those who worship this world that material possessions count as a goal in