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How To Spend Our Days And Nights
portion of your life decreases. Indeed, from the day you were born, your life has continuously decreased.”[1]
Sayyidunā ꜤUbaydullāh b. Sumayt رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states that he heard his father saying:
A believer advises himself in the following manner, “This mortal and worldly life are only three days: one day has passed, the second is passing, which you should consider having passed already, and the third day is that which is to come, and it is a hollow hope which you may not reach. Even if you live till tomorrow, then it will bring the message of sustenance for you and death for countless people, and it is possible you are among those to whom the message of death will come. If you are granted further life, your weak heart will be afflicted with the grief of poverty, sickness and calamity.
When you will experience such worldly anguishes, how will your heart be attentive towards concern of the Hereafter? Remember! Every passing day results in your life being shortened, yet you have no concern. What will the one whose worldly desires never end prepare for the Hereafter? How foolish and strange is the Muslim who knows this world is temporary and the Hereafter is eternal, yet he leaves the eternal life and concerns himself with improving the temporary one!”[2]
Dear Islamic brothers! It is true that we are so engrossed in worldly concerns that we have no time to ponder about the Hereafter. All we have concern for is earning something of the world; we do not even think about earning Paradise, improving our Hereafter, and preparing
BOOK TOPIC
- How to spend our days and nights
- The excellences of sending salāt upon the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- The daily routine of Imam Abu Hanifah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- The daily routine of Sayyidah RābiꜤah al-Basriyyah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْهَا
- Seek the bounty of Allah Almighty day and night!
- A believer’s advice
- Life is decreasing every day
- Each day calls out
- Who is the wise one?
- Ah! A day of my life has passed by
- The night and day are two guests
- What should our daily schedule look like?
- 1. Offer prayer in congregation:
- 2. Prayer times should be carefully planned:
- 3. Spend the first and last part of the day in good deeds
- 4. Make standing at night necessary upon yourself
- Encouragement for Pious Deed Number 5
- Department for Increasing Love
- Sunan and etiquettes of visiting the graveyard
- Announcement
