Ameer-ul-Mumineen, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would awaken the Muslims whilst going to the Masjid for Fajr Salah. (Tabqat-e-Kubra, vol. 3, p. 263, Extracted) Let us listen to an account for motivation:

Due to the blessings of ‘Awakening others for Fajr’, land for Faizan-e-Madinah was acquired

A devotee of the Prophet accompanied the movement of the devotees of the Prophet, Dawat-e-Islam, in a Qafilah to another city. He was awakening others for Fajr when suddenly a modern youngster joined them and offered the Fajr Salah in congregation, in the Masjid. Later, the father of that youngster came to meet the devotees of the Prophet of the Qafilah; he was a wealthy individual. He said, ‘Through the blessings of ‘awakening others for Fajr’, my disobedient, non-praying son became regular in offering his 5 daily Salahs.’ اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه the father of that youngster was so inspired that he gifted some land for a Faizan-e-Madinah to be built in that city.

Four causes of a bad end

Dear Islamic brothers! It is stated in Sharh-us-Sudoor: Some scholars have stated that there are four causes of a bad end: (1) laziness in offering Salah (2) Drinking alcohol (3) Disobedience to parents (4) Hurting Muslims. (Sharh-us-Sudoor, p. 27)

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ states: Bad company is extremely dangerous for one’s faith, but Alas! People do not avoid bad friends, they do not save themselves from gatherings of gossip, they do not abstain from mocking, joking and other inappropriate acts. Unfortunately, the affliction of bad company is so bad that one does not wish to spend even a moment alone in the remembrance of Allah Almighty. Even though one may have the desire to protect his faith, but he is not prepared to let go of bad company, in fact, he is not prepared to make any sort of sacrifice for this. Remember! A bad friend can prove to be