Man needs sufficient provision on his
journey
“Man needs sufficient provisions
on his journey through life, but the only sufficient provision to the Hereafter
is Taqwa (piety, fear of Allaah). Therefore, one should strive hard to be
patient while observing Taqwa. Otherwise, he will cry, when it is time to
leave, ‘My Lord, send me back’, but it will be said to him, ‘No’.
The heedless should therefore wake up from his lazy trek through the stages of
life. This especially should be the case, since as he travels, Allaah shows him
His signs, Allaah brings fear to His slaves by these signs, to keep them from
deviating from the Straight Path & correct religion. He whose means of
journeying deviate him from the Straight Path, even though he witnesses the
Signs of Allaah that make him afraid, should rush to return to Allaah by
abandoning what made him deviate from the Path, all the while feeling remorse
of his errors”
[‘Iddatus-Sabirun, by
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim (rahimahullaah), Page 330]
