Our life is dictated by time. It is something we are always\nrunning out of, trying to make the most of, regretting our waste of and\nsomething which we don\u2019t know of which how much still remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a priceless commodity we all possess because it is the\nmeasure through which we can attempt to demonstrate to Allah SWT that we are\ngrateful creation of His. Allah SWT speaks of the value of time by swearing by\nit in various places in the Quran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sura Al-Asr, Al-Layl and Al-Fajr to name a few, Allah SWT\nexplains to us the importance of time and making the most of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our beloved teacher SAWS also taught us the importance\nof time in various hadith. One of which\nwas mentioned by the imam today which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Man’s feet will not move on\nthe Day of Resurrection before he is asked about his life, how did he consume\nit, his knowledge, what did he do with it, his wealth, how did he earn it and\nhow did he dispose of it, and about his body, how did he wear it out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are also reminded today of the hadith in which the\nProphet SAWS said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Two\nblessings which many people squander: Good health and free time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers and sisters, in order to appreciate how\nvaluable time is, we need to understand and remind ourselves of the purpose of\nour existence. Unfortunately we live in a time and a place where this truth is\nhidden from the public eye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will not hear of it in the news, the media, schools or\nin everyday speak with your colleague and neighbour. It is not spoken of because\nit is the distraction that Shaitaan has promised the son of Adam and he is delivering\non that promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In actual fact, the truth of this life is that our deen, a\ntopic we spoke of last week, in other words everything we do and say, ought to\nbe done with the mindset of pleasing Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is the primary purpose and the ultimate truth of our\nlife and our reality, from the moment we are born, until the moment we die. We\nare just blessed in that as part of our purpose, we can enjoy and take pleasure\nfrom the permissible aspects of life that Allah SWT has given us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, we should be under no illusion that this life is\ntemporary. This is another truth that is hidden from the public eye. The truth\nthat death will greet each and every one of us and that when it does, our attempts\nto earn for the next life, for the pleasure of Allah SWT and for the Day of\nJudgment will be over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We should therefore be aiming to earn something till our\nlast breath in regards to this. In fact, there is a hadith in relation to this\nwhich was mentioned today in which the Prophet SAWS said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If the Final Hour comes\nwhile you have a palm-cutting in your hands and it is possible to plant it\nbefore the Hour comes, you should plant it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers and sisters, the certainty of death should not\nbe a cause of sorrow or fear, we should use it instead to remind ourselves that\nwe are returning to the security and perfection of Allah SWT. We just need to\nreturn as best we can in the time we spent here. This is why time is so\nimportant because every minute, hour and day will be accountable and we will be\nasked how did we spend that time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no such thing as just sitting idly and wasting time\nin the pursuit of pleasure. Why waste time in such a manner when you can earn\nunimaginable reward in the next life with the efforts you do with your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam mentioned ayat 30 of Sura Al-Imran which says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Day every soul will find what\nit has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will\nwish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allah warns\nyou of Himself, and Allah is Kind to [His] servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers and sisters, death, accountability and the\npreciousness of time should be in our thoughts at least daily. This is so that\nwe do not lose focus in a time where losing focus is widespread and most are\nwithout understanding of these critical truths of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And so this reminder concludes with 3 practical tips we can\ntake away:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers and sisters, none of us know how much time we\nhave left. None of us know how much good deeds we have acquired nor whether\nit\u2019s enough. We need to remind ourselves that each day is an opportunity to\nspread goodness, justice and earn pleasure for the sake of Allah SWT and so\nthat we can be amongst those who are regarded as having understood the value of\ntime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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