I headed to bed last night at 10:00 pm in light of waking up bright and early the next morning ready to start off the week nice and strong. I got into bed, snuggled into my soft blanket, and as I was closing my eyes a sudden thought came to me…would this be the last time I feel the comfort of my bed, or the last time I feel the presence of my husband next to me, or the last time I hear the soft breathing of my daughter a few feet away?
The thought of not waking up the next morning is quite daunting. I am no where near ready for the next journey. I have so much to do to improve myself as a Muslimah, so much to do to even be able to smell the fragrance of Jannah. The Sahaba who were mashallah so strong in their deen were scared they wouldn’t attain Jannah, so who am I…there is so much for me to do!
It’s scary to think that we go about living in this duniya getting all ‘comfortable’ and ’settled’ into life. But we need to realize that this life is a mere pit stop in a long journey ahead. We will all have to face Allah SWT on the day of judgment and answer to Him for all that we have done.
We don’t know when our time will come. The best thing to do is live every day, every hour, every second as if it is your last. When we do this we will make sure the prayer we do is full of kushoo’ (sincerity) and every du’a we make is accompanied with tears. We will live to please Allah and with the goal of attaining Jannah.
We need to maintain a balance of hope and fear of Allah SWT and remember to ask yourself…
Are you ready to meet Allah?
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)
April 7th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I sometimes think of death when I’m just walking. I wonder what would happen if I just tripped, fell and broke my neck. My life would be done, and what would I have to show for it to my Lord? Scary.
May Allah only take us from this life when we are prepared to see Him, insha’Allah.
April 14th, 2008 at 2:27 am
“Be in this world as a traveler or wayfarer.”
-Prophet Muhammad (s.w.s.)
April 14th, 2008 at 11:37 am
dude that story seriously gave me the chills, may Allah bless that haafidh! Allahu Akbar (and did you see that, he saw women! thats get busy, ladies! =) )
April 14th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
that comment was supposed to go with the top story….