Nafs. If you do not keep it busy in a good deed, then it will indulge you an evil deed.’

4. The renowned commentator of the Holy Quran, Imam Fakhruddin Raazi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Having to leave out religious activities (writing or studying) at the time of eating food saddens me severely because time is a very valuable asset.’ (Anmol Heeray, pp. 16 - 18)

5. Sayyiduna Imam Abu Zakariyya Bin Sharaf Nawavi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه never used to waste his time. Neither during the day nor at night. To the extent that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would either be reading or revising a book even whilst coming or going somewhere. This way, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه spent many years in seeking ‘ilm [Islamic knowledge]. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had divided his time. All his time would be spent in righteous activities. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had fixed times for writing books, teaching, offering Nawafil, reciting the Holy Quran, pondering over the matters of the Hereafter, conveying the call to righteousness and forbidding from evil. (Faizan Riyad-u-Saliheen, pp. 14)

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Method of valuing time

Dear Islamic sisters! We have just been privileged to hear about time-wasting activities and the sayings of those who recognized the value of time. Listening to them would have increased our passion to value time. In order to make our passion firm, let us listen to some of the methods that by the virtue of acting upon them we can attain steadfastness over using our time in the correct manner.

14 Ways of using time in a correct manner

1. Abstain from the unnecessary use of mobile phone and internet.

2. Try to get into the habit of having conversation in writing as much as possible. Otherwise, have conversation in as minimum words as possible.