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Is the death of the passengers of the Egyptian airplane that exploded after its arrival from America considered a normal death or a sign of a bad end?

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Death is one of the signs of Allah, which He has decreed upon His servants. It is a mercy for the believer and a torment for the disbeliever. The manner of death does not indicate an evil ending, except for one who dies while committing an act of disobedience. Among the signs of a good ending are: for one's last words to be "La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah)," or dying on a Friday, or with sweat on the forehead. The absence of these signs for a person is not an indication of an evil ending. There are seven types of martyrs, besides those killed in the path of Allah: the one who dies of a plague, the drowned, the one who dies of pleurisy, the one who dies by fire, the one who dies under rubble, and the woman who dies during childbirth. These are to be washed. Sudden death is a comfort for the believer and a seizure of sorrow for the disbeliever.

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