Pls read this.It is a wonderful learning for us....Probably
a true Story....
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. 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.
If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to
your friends and relatives. Our Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam)
said;"Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same
amount of blessing (reward) as the one who does it"
The Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) also said
"Pass on knowledge from me
even if it is only one verse"
May Allah bless us.
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Wasalam...........
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE LEARNED DURING TOUGH TIMES!!!
ITS NEVER 2 LATE TO BEGIN SOMETHING!!
SUCCESS IS A MIND GAME. IF U THINK U CAN, YOU CAN FOR SURE!!!
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