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Bismi-(A)llaahi-(Al)rrohmaani-(Al)rrohiim(i)
> A(l)ssalaamu-'aalaaikum > > Disertakan dibawah ini satu artikel yang menarik > untuk menerbitkan fikir yang bermanafaat. > > Wa-(A)llaahu-aa'lam > > Wasted Time (by Shaykh Abdul-Malik Qasim) > Contributed by abdulwadood on Sunday, > March 03 @ 00:20:51 CST > > Wasted Time > > Since last night my young son has been unwell. When > I got back from work this evening I decided to take > him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue > for his sake is rest. > > There were many waiting.perhaps we will be delayed > by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in > the waiting room. There were many faces, young and > old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the > many booklets available in the waiting room. > > Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while > others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in > a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling > out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose > turn it is, and he gets up quickly.then silence > returns. > > A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a > pocket-sized Qur`an continuously; not raising his > head even once. At first I did not think much about > him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual > glances turned into a deep reflection about his > lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. > > One hour of life wasted! Instead of making benefit > of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call > for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the > hospital's mosque. I tried to pray close to the man > who was reading the Qur`an earlier in the waiting > room. After the prayer I walked with him. I informed > him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries > to benefit from his time. > > He told me that most of our time is wasted without > any benefit. These are days that go from our lives > without being conscious of them or regretting their > waste. He said that he started carrying the > pocket-sized Qur`an around when a friend encouraged > him to make full use of his time. He told me that in > the time other people waste he gets to read much more > of the Qur`an than he gets to read either at home or > in the mosque. > > Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur`an, > this habit saves him from boredom and stress. He > added that he has now been waiting for one and a half > hours. > > Then he asked, "when will you find one and a half > hours to read the Qur`an?" > > I reflected.how much time do we waste? > > How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do > not account for how they passed by? > > Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read > the Qur`an? > > I came to respect my companion, and I discovered > that I am to stand for account and that time is not in > my hand.so what am I waiting for? > > My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling > out my number.I went to the doctor. But I want to > achieve something now. After I left the hospital I > quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized > Qur`an. > > I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time. > That was my intention when I put that Qur`an in my > pocket. > > How many people will do this? > > And what great reward is for the one who guides > others to this idea? |
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