Dear Islamic brothers! The topic of today’s Bayan is ‘Excellence of Worship in Youth’. Generally in one’s youth, heedlessness and without any worry no importance is given to these beautiful moments bringing about regret in old age, therefore as long as youth and health are there, they should be constantly spent in worshipping.

Young worshipper

A saint رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said that I saw a young man in a jungle, far away from the populated areas, busy worshipping all alone. I made Salam to him and he replied to my Salam. I then asked him: O young man! Why are you here at such a deserted place, where you have no helper nor a friend? He replied: Why not, By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I do have a helper and a friend. I asked: Where are they? He replied: He has superiority over me with His respect; He is with me with His knowledge and intellect; He is in front of me with His instruction, and His blessing and dignity are on my right and left.

When I heard this I humbly asked: Will you allow me to have your company? He said: your company will make me heedless of my worship and I do not like this, (because) the King of the earth from the East to West is sufficient for me. I asked: Do you not feel afraid in this lonely place. He replied: One whose friend and companion is Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, so how will he be afraid? I asked: From where did you get food to eat? He replied: When I was very young, through His blessings He provided me with food inside the dark womb of my mother and now that I have grown up, will He not take care of me? He has a fixed amount of sustenance for me and its time is also written.

I then requested him to make Du’a, so he made Du’a for me like this: May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ protect your eyes from His disobedience, fill your heart with His fear, not make you from among those who become heedless with being occupied with other than Him! Thereafter he stood up to leave so I humbly asked: O my brother! When will we meet again? He said smilingly: I will not meet you in this world after today. However! On the Day Judgement when all the people are gathered, so if you want to meet me you could find me among those who will have Deedar-e-Ilahi (the blessed sight of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ). I asked: How have you learnt? He replied: By His respect! Through His virtue I have