>>B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m
>>
>>
>> Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu 'alaa
>>Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen, wa ba'd.
>> Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu
>>
>> Dear Brothers & Sisters
>>
>> Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says in:
>> (the interpretation of the meaning)
>>
>> Surah Al 'Asr
>> (Time Through The Ages)
>> 103:1-3
>>
>> By (the Token of)
>> Time (through the Ages),
>>
>> Verily Man
>> Is in loss,
>>
>> Except such as have Faith
>> And do righteous deeds,
>> In the mutual teaching
>> Of Truth, and of
>> Patience and Constancy.
>>
>> ~ ~ ~
>>
>>
>> There is a Bank that credits your
>> account each morning with $86,400.
>> It carries over no balance from day to day.
>> very evening deletes whatever part of the
>> balance you failed to use during the day.
>>
>> What would you do?
>> Draw out ALL of it,
>> of course!!!!
>>
>> Each of us has such a Bank.
>> Its name is TIME.
>> Every morning,
>> it credits you with 86,400 seconds.
>> Every night it writes off, as lost,
>> whatever of this you have failed
>> to invest to good purpose.
>> It carries over no balance.
>> It allows no overdraft.
>>
>> Each day it opens a new account for you.
>> Each night it burns the remains of the day.
>> If you fail to use the day's deposits,
>> the loss is yours.
>>
>> There is no going back.
>> There is no drawing against the "tomorrow."
>> You must live in the present on today's deposits.
>> Invest it carefully with wisdom and knowledge.
>>
>> Use your Time to pray sincerely and do good and charity;
>> To faithfully practice the Five Pillars and perfect your Deen.
>> To remember to thank Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for everything;
>> To adhere to the commandments of the Holy Qur'an
>> and the teachings of the Sunnah of the
>> Prophet Sall Allahu alaihi wa sallam.
>> In order that you may benefit the utmost in
>> blessings and guidance in your life living with
>> strength of eemaan and taqwaa ~
>> Seeking only the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala
>> for the sake of your Hereafter.
>>
>> The clock is running.
>> Make the most of each day.
>>
>> Start working on your
>> 'Time'
>>
>> (Unknown Author)
>>
>> You should not neglect your Time or use it haphazardly; on the
>>contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and
>>other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a
>>fixed and specific function for self-development in your Deen and maximise
>>its potential. The better route towards self-development is, of course, to
>>integrate all your efforts into a structured daily life.
>>
>> Acquisitiveness, that is, the passion for seeking an increase in
>>wealth, position, the number of adherents or followers or supporters, mass
>>production and mass organisation, may affect an individual as such, or it
>>may affect whole societies or nations. Other people's example or rivalry
>>in such things may aggravate the situation. Up to a certain point it may
>>be good and necessary. But when it becomes inordinate and monopolises
>>attention, it leaves no Time for higher things in life, and a clear
>>warning is here sounded from a spiritual point of view. Man may be
>>engrossed and wastes Time in these things till death approaches, and he
>>looks back on a wasted life, as far as the higher things are concerned.
>>
>> In other words, if life be considered under the metaphor of a
>>business bargain, man, by merely attending to his material gains, will
>>lose. When he makes up his day's account in the afternoon, it will show a
>>loss. It will only show a profit if he has Faith, leads a good life, and
>>contributes to social welfare by directing and encouraging other people on
>>the Path of Truth and Constancy. Faith is his armour, which wards off the
>>wounds of the material world; and his righteous life is his positive
>>contribution to spiritual ascent. Also, if man lived only for himself, he
>>would not fulfill his whole duty. Whatever good he has, especially in
>>moral and spiritual life, he must spread among his brethen, so that they
>>may see the Truth and stand by in patient hope and unshaken constancy
>>amidst all the storm and stress of outer life. For he and they will then
>>have attained Peace within. (Ref: Abdullah Yusuf Ali - may Allah Subhanahu
>>wa Ta'ala have Mercy on him).
>>
>> I have attached below an essay by Imam Abdul Malik Al-Qasim for you
>>to read on Time.
>> Inshaa'Allahu Ta'ala, you will find the information beneficial to
>>help you start working on your Time.
>>
>> Fi Amman Allah
>>
>>
>> K a r i m a
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ten Minutes
>> What can you do in that Time?
>> by Abdul Malik Al-Qasim
>> Adapted from, Â?Madha taf`al fi `ashara daqaÂ?iqÂ?
>>
>> The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, "The
>>best actions are continuous ones even if little..." (Muslim). After I
>>looked at my own state and the state of those who waste their time, I
>>wanted to encourage our souls to obey and worship Allah `azza wa jall by
>>compiling a list of some well-known actions that Allah `azza wa jall has
>>honored us with and prepared a great reward for those who do them. This
>>list is also a reminder of better utilizing our time and seizing the
>>opportunity of every hour and making use of it. My goal in compiling the
>>list is not to point out the actions as much as to show the necessity of
>>organizing and planning and preserving one's time by investing it in
>>something good.
>>
>> First of all, let us talk about time, with which many are heedless
>>and wasteful, and which importance only few recognize.
>>
>> Time is like wealth, it requires our attention and care in both
>>spending and managing. While it is possible to gather and store wealth,
>>and even add to it, time, however, is in no way like that. For every
>>minute that passes can never come back even if you were to spend all the
>>wealth of this world.
>>
>> So since time is preordained to be a specific period that can not
>>be brought forward or delayed and since the value of it depends on what it
>>is spent on, it is obligatory upon every human being to preserve time, be
>>it little or long. One should use it in the best possible way and not be
>>heedless about it.
>>
>> In order to preserve one's time, one must reflect on how and where
>>to spend it. The best way to spend time is in obeying Allah ta`ala. One
>>will never regret time spent in such acts of obedience. The only regret
>>would be that if one were not to take yet more provisions in terms of good
>>actions. So set your goal, O brother or sister, make your intention
>>sincere, beginning with a desire to preserve your time and beware of
>>wasting any minute of it.
>>
>> My noble brother and sister,
>>
>> I selected the time span of ten minutes (for performing particular
>>righteous actions listed in this book) due to ease of application, so that
>>one starts with them until he or she engages in good all the time, by
>>Allah's grace. In these actions there is conformity with the saying of the
>>Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, "The most beloved action to Allah
>>is the most continuous, even if little." (Muslim)
>>
>> Imam an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said in relation to
>>this hadeeth, "In it (the above hadeeth) is an exhortation to perform
>>deeds regularly and continuously, and [an explanation] that a small deed
>>done regularly is better than a great one that is interrupted. It is
>>because by continuously doing a little of such actions as, [oneÂ?s]
>>obedience, remembrance, awareness of Allah, sincerity and dedication to
>>the Creator, subhanahu wa ta`ala, the outcome accumulates and it is
>>multiplied exceeding what is greater but interrupted."
>>
>> The Messenger, sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam, spoke the truth. My
>>dear brother or sister, I will give you an example of the blessing of
>>utilizing ten minutes in righteousness. Glorifying Allah subanahu wa
>>ta`ala by saying "Subhan Allah" a hundred times daily means that one will
>>do so 36,500 times in a year. So take account of your soul, my brother or
>>sister. You can only glorify Allah this much in a year if you are regular
>>in performing tasbeeh and if you make good use of your time.
>>
>> Similarly, if one reads the Qur'an for ten minutes regularly, one
>>can finish reading it in full every two months. Is this how you do it? Ask
>>yourself, do you complete recitation of the full Qur'an outside of
>>Ramadan? And do not limit, my dear brother or sister, these special ten
>>minutes, devoted to obedience, to be performed only once a day. Perhaps
>>you will find the time after the morning prayer, or after the sunrise, or
>>after the noon prayer, or before sleep.
>>
>> Likewise, if one manages to memorize only a single verse from the
>>Book of Allah, `azza wa jall, every day, he or she will complete
>>memorization the complete Qur'an in only eight years.
>>
>> Most of the actions mentioned are performed with the tongue, so one
>>is able to gain rewards at all times and in all situations. So whoever
>>wants to strive in obedience to Allah, doors of good are open and one can
>>make one's days and indeed all of one's life like the ten minutes. Abu
>>Bakra, radhiallahu anhu, related that a person said: "O Messenger of
>>Allah, which people are the best?" He said, "Whose life is long and his
>>actions good." He said, "And what people are the worst?" He said, "Whose
>>life is long and his actions bad." (Muslim)
>>
>> This is an opportunity for you, dear brother or sister. Ten minutes
>>in which one can taste the sweetness of regularity of performing righteous
>>actions and which can be a step towards managing one's time, until all of
>>one's life becomes beneficial. Ten minutes that are in agreement with the
>>saying of Allah `azza wa jall, "And I have not created the Jinn or humans
>>except to worship Me." (adh-Dhaariyaat 51:56)
>>
>> Ibn ul-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "In conclusion,
>>the servant, when he turns away from Allah and becomes preoccupied with
>>sins (in this world), he loses days of his true life (in the hereafter).
>>He will see the consequence of losing them the Day he says, "He will say,
>>'Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life (i.e. true,
>>everlasting life in the Hereafter).' (al-Fajr 89:24)
>>
>> Some actions that can be done in ten minutes:
>>
>> a.. The forenoon prayer
>> b.. Recitation of the Quran
>> c.. Salawat on the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
>> d.. Praying Salat al-Janazah
>> e.. Remembrance of Allah, `azza wa jall
>> f.. Saying Subhan Allah, alhamdulillah and Laa ilaha ill Allah
>> g.. Teaching children
>> h.. Supplication
>> i.. Taking account of oneself
>> j.. Reading
>> k.. Removal of othersÂ? difficulties and fulfillment of their needs
>> l.. Preserving ties of kinship
>> m.. Listening to da`wah tapes
>> n.. Visiting believers for AllahÂ?s sake
>> o.. Remembering Allah after the obligatory prayers
>> p.. Making peace between people
>> q.. Advising
>> r.. Phoning relatives
>> s.. Writing oneÂ?s will
>> t.. Giving charity
>> u.. Reading traditions of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam
>> v.. Contemplating
>> w.. Mailing da`wah information
>> x.. Feeding the poor
>> y.. Praying Salat al-Istikharah
>> z.. Taking care of orphans
>> aa.. Serving oneÂ?s family
>> ab.. Seeking knowledge
>> ac.. Ordering good
>> ad.. Making sajdah
>> ae.. Spreading Islamic knowledge
>> af.. Calling to Allah
>> ag.. Giving Sadaqa jariyyah (charity that carries perpetual award)
>> ah.. Guiding and nurturing oneÂ?s children
>> ai.. Repeating after the muÂ?adhdhin
>> aj.. Performing the night prayer
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