night had passed.’ (Therefore, keeping your rest in mind, it was thought better not to inform you). So Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam
رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said: ‘Take me to the grave of that pious young man.’ Thus, Sayyiduna ‘Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and his companions were taken to that young man’s grave. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ called out: ‘O so-and-so! (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has said):

وَ لِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهٖ جَنَّتٰنِۚ(۴۶)

And for the one who fears standing in the Majestic Court of his Lord, are           two Paradises^[1].

 [Kanz-ul-Iman (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Surah Ar-Rahman, Ayah 46)

The (practising) young man replied twice from his grave, ‘Ya Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ! My Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ has bestowed upon me both of these two Paradises.’ (Tareekh Ibn ‘Asakir, vol. 45, pp. 450, Raqm 5320)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Did you hear that the young man, while protecting himself from sins, spent his whole life performing virtuous deeds? And after his death, this worship brought about his forgiveness and he was also blessed with the great blessings of Paradise too. Remember! Beauty and youth are mortal wealth and being proud of it is an act of foolishness.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Instead of boasting over your health and youth and wasting your days and nights in committing sins, develop the passion for worship and yearning for the recitation of the Holy Quran with sincerity and steadfastness. If you get old in this state and the passion for worship also remains intact, then despite having poor health and no power to perform the

virtuous acts, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ you will continue to get the reward equal to the reward for worshipping in the youth. Therefore,

Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: When a person reaches that part of his age (while performing good deeds in the state of Islam) that he does not remember anything (when needed) despite having its knowledge (from beforehand), then Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ continues to record those good deeds in his Book of deeds as well which he used to perform when he was healthy.

(Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 3, pp. 293, Hadees 3666)