“From the wonders that I see from
myself and all other people is inclination towards heedlessness of what is
in our hands, despite us knowing how short life is and despite us knowing
the fact that increase of reward over there (the Hereafter) is tied to the
deeds performed over here.
So, O soul! O you whose life is so
short! Take advantage of these days of mine, and wait for the Day when all
shall flee, and beware of preoccupying
your heart with what it has not been
created for.
Carry the burdens of your soul over
the times of bitterness, and tame it if refuses. Do not let it roam freely for
long because indeed you are only within a pasture.
Certainly, despicable is the person who
lies between two rows and yet preoccupies himself with other than them.”
- Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله
(Sayd al-Khatir pg. 301)
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