Sunday, May 30, 2010

10 useless matters! Avoid them..

Salam

Just blog-walked from Sis Sakinah Omar and found this awesome article. Continue reading ya!kenyit


By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah, there are 10 useless matters:

  1. Knowledge that is not acted on.
  2. The deed that has neither sincerity nor is based on following the righteous example of others.
  3. Money that is hoarded, as the owner neither enjoys it during this life nor obtains any reward for it in the Hereafter.
  4. The heart that is empty of love and longing for Allah, and of seeking closeness to Him.
  5. A body that does not obey and serve Allah.
  6. Loving Allah without following His orders or seeking His pleasure.
  7. Time that's not spent in expiating sins or seizing opportunities to do good.
  8. A mind that thinks about useless matters.
  9. Serving those who do not bring you close to Allah, nor benefit you in your life
  10. Hoping and fearing whoever is under the authority of Allah and His hand; while he cannot bring any benefit or harm to himself, nor death nor life; nor can he resurrect himself.

However the greater of these matters are WASTING the HEART and TIME.

Wasting the heart is done by preferring this worldly life over the Hereafter and wasting time is done by having incessant hope.

Destruction occur by following one's desire and having incessant hope, while all goodness is found in following the right path and preparing oneself to meet Allah. How strange is that when servant of Allah has a worldly problem, he seeks helps of Allah, but he never asks Allah to cure his heart before it dies of ignorance, neglect, fulfilling one's desire and being involved in innovations.

Indeed, when the heart dies, he will never feel the significance / impact of his sins. MashaAllah...

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