and passed away. The people heard someone saying about him: “O person! Proceed towards Firdaus al-AꜤlā.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! It is unimaginable that Sayyidunā Tawbah b. Ṣimmah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was involved in sins. No doubt, his pure life was free from sins, but we should reflect upon our condition through this account. Our state is such that we do not commit one sin, but countless sins in a single day, as unfortunately, opportunities to sin appear every moment. In the past, a person could avoid sins by isolating himself, but today, due to mobile phones and other means, only a few people can avoid sins when they are alone.

If we multiply the sins committed each day by the number of days of our lives, the result may be in the hundreds of thousands. How will we stand before Allah Almighty with all of these sins? There is still time. Let us repent sincerely today and make a firm intention to avoid sins in the future. We ask Allah to grant us the ability to reflect upon the actions we perform during the day by performing self-accountability before going to sleep each night.

From this account, we also learn that whoever leaves this world while reflecting upon his deeds, Allah Almighty announces to His servants that such a person has entered Paradise. Therefore, we should make self-accountability a regular practice in our lives.

The importance of self-accountability

O lovers of the Prophet! A businessman cannot become successful until he earns more than he spends whilst still keeping his original capital.  In order to achieve this goal, he keeps daily, monthly, and annual accounts of his business. Then he reflects upon it from various angles; not only verbally, but he also preserves it by making documents.

Whenever he notices any shortcomings, he correct them, and whatever becomes an obstacle in attaining profit, he removes it. If he does not keep