Value the remaining moments

O devotees of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ! May Allah also grant us love of Ramaḍān and a sense of sadness upon its departure. There are still a few days of Ramaḍān left. These auspicious moments will quickly end and this priceless month will depart, leaving us with a feeling of sorrow. Valuing these moments, repent, seek forgiveness from Allah and strive to do as many virtuous deeds as possible, for there is no guarantee that we will live to see Ramaḍān again.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The grateful rock

Imam Abū al-Qāsim Qushayrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes:

A prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام was passing by an area when he saw a small rock from which water was flowing continually. A gushing spring from a mountain is considered normal, but water flowing constantly from a small rock was unusual. When the prophet   عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام expressed his amazement at this, Allah granted the rock the ability to speak, and it said, “O prophet of Allah, I have been crying due to the fear of Allah ever since I have come to know that humans and rocks are the fuel of the Fire. The water you see is not normal water, these are my tears.” Hearing these pained words of the rock, the prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام raised his hands out of compassion, and supplicated, “O Allah! Protect this rock from the fire of Hell!” His duʿā was instantly accepted by Allah and revelation was sent stipulating, “We have freed this rock from the fire of Hell.”

The Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام gave this good news of salvation to the rock and departed. On his return, he witnessed that water was still flowing from the rock, so he asked, “You have received glad