Remember! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has created us for His worship. In order to succeed in this mission, we have been sent into this world for a short period of time. During this time, we must prepare ourselves for the grave and the hereafter. Therefore, intelligent is that Islamic sister who values this short time period and remains busy in preparing herself for the grave and hereafter, and does not even waste one second in unnecessary activities because no one knows whether they will live for another second or whether death will make her enter a state of deep sleep forever.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Success in this life and the hereafter

Dear Islamic sisters! It is very important to continue performing numerous virtuous actions with consistency in order to be successful in this life and the hereafter. Alongside important knowledge and actions, fulfilling rights also holds much importance. Our parents are most deserving of good treatment from us. Striving to be obedient to parents could also be a means of attaining success in this life and the hereafter. No doubt, parents are a great blessing from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Being obedient to them and engaging in trying to meet their needs is such a virtuous action that can make a person successful in this life and the hereafter. History is witness to the fact that those people who strived to be obedient to their parents, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ granted them such a status and rank that some became the best of the Tabi’een and some became the leader of Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ, some became the reviver of their time and some were granted the glad tidings of Allah’s عَزَّوَجَلَّ pleasure. The love of these pious people will remain in the hearts of others until the day of judgement. Let’s now listen to 2 stories of how our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ strived to be obedient to their parents:

Serving the mother and status of Wilayat

Sayyiduna Ba-Yazeed Bistami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه states: During a very cold night, my mother asked me to bring water. I came with a glass of water but saw that my mother had fallen asleep. I did not feel it appropriate to wake her up.