So I say (Aboo Ruqayyah): The youth are not left alone to rely on
their adolescence as an excuse for wasting time in being silly & foolish on
non-sense, committing sins, laziness, procrastination & refraining from acts
of obedience & saying: "I'm not there yet because I'm still young, but
once I turn such and such age or after I get married, I will make tawbah
(repentance) for these things and become more religious and serious about this
Deen later in life."
This is the worst type of self-delusion, sinning excessively while
hoping for mercy & forgiveness without feeling any remorse, responsibility & regret; or expecting to draw nearer to Allaah without
obeying or worshipping Him, or to hope for the fruits of the Jannah
(Garden) after having only planted & sowed the seeds of the Jahannam
(Hell-Fire). Seeking the abode of the obedient through committing sins, or
expecting a reward after having done nothing worthwhile but only transgressing & exceeding the limits.
"The
delusional dreams & sick desires of the youth become the regret of the mature."
Yaa Shabaab (Oh youth) Do you hope for reward &
forgiveness when you have NOT traversed its paths? A ship Doesn't sail on dry
land !!
This was the advice given to Haaroon (ar-Rasheed) bin Muhammad al-Mahdee
bin 'Abdillaah al-'Abbaasee al-Baghdaadee (d.193AH).