Dear Islamic brothers! In today’s day and age, full of strife and tribulation, performing good deeds has become difficult, and committing sins has become extremely easy. In addition to this, people no longer make time to perform good deeds. Day and night, they spend their time bettering their livelihood and in the pursuit of more wealth. In summary, a person does not have any free time in the daytime, due to his work. When night arrives, then sleep overcomes him and he spends hours resting on his pillow. Life passes by in this repeated cycle of events. Alongside this, people give thousands of excuses. Sometimes, they say: ‘We must earn and have a stable income, if we do not sleep at night then how will we work in the day? If we do not work, where will money come from? What will happen to our children? What will happen to our household? How will our extravagant desires ever be fulfilled?’ In short, this turmoil and confusion is prevalent everywhere. In answer to this, in today’s speech we shall try to learn about how to spend more time in performing good deeds, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه. May Allah Almighty allow us to listen to the full speech with attention, and may He bless us with the honour of acquiring and acting upon religious knowledge.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Sayyidah Raabi’ah Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا is a well-known and famous Waliyyah (a female saint), from the second century after Hijrah. She رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا possessed deep-rooted and profound love for Allah Almighty and His Beloved Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, would cry in the fear of Allah Almighty, spend a great amount of time worshipping Him, and remain awake at night to this end. For fifty years, she did not rest on a bed or lay her head upon a pillow. Her servant, Sayyidah ‘Abdah Bint-e-Shawwaal رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا states: ‘Sayyidah Raabi’ah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا would remain engaged in Salah for the entire night. Before Fajr, she would lay upon the prayer mat itself, and would awaken shortly thereafter in a state of concern. She رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا would then say to herself: ‘O Nafs, how long will you sleep in this temporary world?’ This world is a place of