Sunday, June 17, 2018

Shaykh Al ‘Uthaymeen reminds us about the reality of this world & the importance of making the most of our time! - Trans by Abu Tasneem Mushaf (Allah preserve him)


The passing away of the World

Verily this World in its entirety will pass away and so will that which is within it. Indeed it is an important lesson that has to be considered. If you look at the Sun you will see it  appears at the beginning of the day then it sinks below the horizon at the end of the day and disappears. Such is the existence of man in this world he appears and then he disappears.

And if look at the Moon, likewise it appears in the beginning of the month as a small crescent then it continuously increases in size and when it is full then it starts to decrease – until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk (36:39)

And likewise if we observe the months you will find that a person looks ahead to the approaching month with a long term view, for example he says: Now we are in the twelfth month there are eight months remaining until it is Ramadhaan and how far that is! And suddenly they pass him by very quickly as if they were a single hour in a day.

And such is the case with the life span – the life span of a person – you find him viewing death with a view that it is at a distance, whilst having hopes and ambitions. And all of a sudden, the rope of hope is severed and everything slips away from him!

You find him carrying someone else on a bier then he covers him up with dirt (buries him); and he contemplates, when will this be my condition? When will I reach this state? And all of a sudden he has reached it. – as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.

I say this so that I may encourage my self and encourage my brothers to hasten to take advantage and benefit from the time. And we do not waste an hour nor a moment except we know we have an account for our time. Have we drawn close to Allaah with anything? Are we at a standstill? What will be our condition?

It is upon us to correct the affairs before its too late. And how close is the Hereafter to this world!

And Abu Bakr, May Allaah be pleased with him, often used to use the saying of the poet as an parable:

‘Everyone takes pleasure in his family living a life of ease and comfort whilst death is closer to him than the strap of his sandal is to his foot.’

O Allaah grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the Fire. I ask Allaah for my self and you for a good ending and he makes our affairs in the future better than those that have past and He assists us in remembering Him, thanking Him and worshipping Him in the best of manners.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih Al ‘Uthaymin, Liqaa’ Al Baab Al Maftooh (2/149)


Translated by Abū Tasneem Mushaf 

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