Youth, even in old age by the blessing of worship

Stressing on the importance of worshipping in youth, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Zaynuddin ‘Abdur Rahman Ibn Rajab Hanbali عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated: One who remembered Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ when he was young and healthy, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will take care of him when he gets old and weak and will grant him good hearing, vision, strength, and intellect. Sayyiduna Abut Tayyib Tabari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was over a 100 years old, yet he was mentally and physically fit and healthy. Someone asked him the secret of his health, so he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَالٰی عَـلَيْـه replied, ‘I protected my physical abilities from sins in my youth, so Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has retained them for me in my old age.’ On the contrary, Sayyiduna Junayd Baghdadi عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی saw an old begging man. He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَالٰی عَـلَيْـه said, ‘this person had wasted (the rights) of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in his youth, so Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ wasted (his strength) in old age. (Majmu’ah Rasaail Ibn Rajab, vol. 3, pp. 100)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! You have just heard that the pious people of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ spent their youth in performing worship and Riyazat and kept protecting themselves from sins, so Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ continued to have the effect of their youth in their old age. But regretfully, our youth instead of being occupied with worship and recitation are killing their precious time by misusing mobile phones, internet, social media and TV. Mobile phone is a part of modern technology, a need of the time and an important means of communication. Where it is useful for us, its misuse is becoming the cause of many types of loss as well. The male and female students of our schools and colleges who we call the builders of the future have become victims of this terrible disaster; some are crazy for games, some are fond of films and songs; some have memory cards full of indecent videos, some exploit night packages by spending the whole night in obscene talks. Likewise, the internet is an important and useful invention of the modern era with countless worldly and religious benefits, but due to this, many evils are also becoming widespread among the youth.