The Prophet (saw) advised to: “Take benefit of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied, and your life before your death” (Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim) Many of us are familiar with this hadith, of which had awakened a reality within me. We make observations through different phases of life, observations of ourselves and those around us. We make mistakes, and watch others make mistakes, and majority of the time take a lesson from them. Sometimes we don’t, and kick ourselves for not learning from the mistakes. One of the beauties of Islam is that we are given a secure way of life, and the best understanding, which gives us the highest strength and motive. Islam prevents us from making grave mistakes, pre warning us of what we may fall into, gives us stepping stones and gives us aims, goals and aspirations. Islam – even till this day throws me back, with its beauty and wisdom. One of ways in which we trust in Allah (Tawwakul), is that we follow His commands and the advice of the Prophet (saw), whether we are in a compromising situation or not, whether we are in good health or not, whether we think the outcome will not be what we desire – we all should aim to act on Allah’s commands – regardless, which then in turn will give us prolonged success. It gives us security, in judging from what’s right and wrong, as we make judgements based on the understanding Allah has given us, if we follow Allah’s commands – we know we can never go wrong or be in regret that we made the wrong decision.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:14:34 +0000
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