Sweetness of worship

It is narrated: Some people went to inquire after the health of Sayyiduna Umar Bin Abdul Azeez رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. A thin and weak young person was also with them. Sayyiduna Umar Bin Abdul Azeez رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه asked him: ‘O young man! Why am I seeing you so weak?’ He humbly replied: ‘O Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen! Due to few illnesses.’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: ‘For the sake of Allah Almighty, tell me everything truthfully.’ He replied: ‘O the leader of believers! I saw the luxuries of this world, I found them to be displeasing. Its liveliness and sweetness diminished in my sight. Its gold and stone became the same for me. Now my state is such that I see the Divine ‘Arsh. I see people going towards the Paradise and Hell. Just because of this very reason, I fast during the day and worship during the night. Even this action of mine is very little compared to the reward and torment given by Allah Almighty. (Ihya-e-‘Uloom-ud-Deen, vol. 5, pp. 143)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Our righteous predecessors and us

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see that the purpose of the life of Allah-loving people is to please Allah Almighty by performing abundant of virtuous deeds and making their afterlife better. No doubt, these individuals also used to trade in order to earn Halal sustenance but they didn’t spend their nights in useless activities like us. Rather, those righteous individuals used to spend the entire night worshipping Allah Almighty and reciting the Holy Quran.

These Allah-loving people used to remain worried about earning virtuous deeds until their last breath. Whereas, there are some people who spend their entire life in heedlessness and do not get inclined towards piety even in their old age. These Allah-loving people are steadfast upon their Salah so much that they don’t even miss their Takbeer-e-Aula, whereas, some unwise people don’t head towards Masjid for months and months. Some people do get ready to go to the Masjid once a week for Jumu’ah Salah or for Eid Salahs once a year, but some unfortunate people are even deprived of this very blessing.