Sayyidunā Shurayḥ رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه once saw two people involved in trivial things. He said, اَلْفَارِغُ مَااُمِرَ بِہَذٰا  – “A free person is not ordered to do this. Rather, Allah Almighty declares:

فَاِذَا  فَرَغۡتَ فَانۡصَبۡ ۙ(۷)

‘So, when you finish, strive in supplication.’^[1]

This means one should spend their free time worshipping Allah Almighty. By extension, this means that when one has finished doing one act of worship, he should begin another, and not spend any time away from this. This is because the world was made for this very reason: to worship Allah.”^[2]

Do not await tomorrow

Another problem we have is procrastination. “I will do it tomorrow”, we say. Some people are tricked by their nafs and Satan, and begin giving themselves false hope. For example, they delay good deeds and repentance until tomorrow, the next Friday, or even the next Ramadan. Ponder a moment! The time between now and then is still a part of your life, and you will have to give account for it on the Day of Judgement.

Fearing standing before Allah Almighty

The reality of standing before Allah Almighty should be firmly fixed in our hearts. If only we spent our lives with this in mind. Without any shadow of doubt, the Day of Judgement has extremely difficult trials. If we are held to account on that Day, we shall have nothing but shame and regret to show.