Originally posted on September 18, 2015 by saadburbank.com
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen rahimahullaah said:
A person should take advantage of his lifetime by
[performing] righteous action, because he will regret it – when death comes to
him – if a single hour passed him by and he did not draw closer to Allaah the
Mighty and Majestic in it.
Every hour that passes you by and you do not draw closer to
Allaah by way of it, then it is a waste; because it has gone and you did not
benefit from it.
So take advantage of this opportunity by [performing] the
prayer,making remembrance of Allaah, reading the Qur’aan, and being attached to
Allaah the Mighty and Majestic. Let your heart always be with Allaah the Exalted
and Most High.
Your Lord is above the Heavens and you are upon the Earth;so
do not be negligent in remembering Allaah upon your tongue, through your
actions, or in your heart. For verily this worldly life will pass by, and it will
not remain for anyone.
Look at those who preceded you from the previous nations and
those who lived aeons ago.
Look at those who preceded you from your own friends –
yesterday they were with you; enjoying themselves, eating just like you eat, and
drinking just like you drink – and now they are pledge for their actions, and
they are going to be held to account for them.
And exactly the same thing will happen to you;whether you
stay in this world is long or short. Allaah the Most High said:
يَآ
أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحاً فَمُلاَقِيهِ
Sooratul-Inshiqaaq; (84): 6
[[Meaning: O man! You are laboring towards your Lord with your
deeds, and you will meet Him with them.]]
So take advantage of this opportunity my brother – take
advantage of the opportunity of your lifespan. Nothing will help you on the day
of on the Day of Resurrection; not wealth, nor children, nor family. Nothing will
help you except if you come to Allaah with a sound heart.
I ask Allaah the Most High to make yourselves and myself from
those who come to their Lord with a sound heart; and that He causes us to die
upon the correct belief and upon tawheed (monotheism) – verily He is
all-Capable over everything.
See:'Sharh Riyaadus-Saliheen' vol. 5 pp. 153-154
See:'Sharh Riyaadus-Saliheen' vol. 5 pp. 153-154
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Source: https://saadburbank.com/2015/09/18/taking-advantage-of-your-time/
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