Book Name:Achy amaal ki barkaten
Sayyiduna Muhammad Bin Husain رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه has stated: I saw that Sayyiduna Muawiyah Aswad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه was continuously crying in the middle of the night and these words enriched with pearls of wisdom were coming out from his blessed tongue:
٭ Beware! Whoever makes this world his objective and spends all his time in gaining it, on the Day of Judgement, he will have to face much sorrow and distress.
٭ Whoever remembers the matters that will happen in the hereafter and always remembers the difficulties and worries that will occur on the Day of Judgement; then he has an aversion to this world.
٭ If you wish to attain comfort and peace and to gain great blessings, then sleep less at night and make it a habit of worshipping at night.
٭ When someone gives you advice, invites you towards righteousness and forbids you from evil, then accept his invitation.
٭ Do not be sad over the sustenance of the people left behind, as you have not been made responsible for their sustenance.
٭ Get yourself ready for that great day when you will face Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you will be present in His court, you will be asked questions; get busy in always preparing yourself for that difficult day.
٭ Perform virtuous actions in abundance and fill your treasure of the hereafter by performing virtuous actions as soon as possible.
٭ Abstain from being engaged in useless activities and prepare for death before you die, otherwise you will regret a lot afterwards.
٭ When your soul is leaving your body and reaches your throat, all the things that you liked and desired will remain in this world and at that time, you will feel utmost regret. Therefore, prepare yourself for the hereafter before that time arrives. (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, pp. 151)