Ten Things We Waste
Ten Things We Waste
(Br. Mukhtar, based on a lesson of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah)
(Br. Mukhtar, based on a lesson of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah)
1. –Our Knowledge– Wasted by not taking action with it.
2. –Our Actions– Wasted by committing them with out sincerity.
3. –Our Wealth– Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr.
We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no
benefit in this life or in akhirah.
We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no
benefit in this life or in akhirah.
4. –Our Hearts– Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah,
and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and
contentment. In it’s place, our hearts are filled with something or
someone else.
and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and
contentment. In it’s place, our hearts are filled with something or
someone else.
5. –Our Bodies– Wasted because we don’t use them in ibadah and service
of Allah
of Allah
6. –Our Love– Our emotional love is misdirected, not towards Allah, but
towards something/someone else.
towards something/someone else.
7. –Our Time– Wasted, not used properly, to compensate for that which
has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds
has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds
8. –Our Intellect– Wasted on things that are not beneficial, that are
detrimental to society and the individual, not in contemplation or
reflection.
detrimental to society and the individual, not in contemplation or
reflection.
9. –Our Service– Wasted in service of someone who will not bring us
closer to Allah, or benefit in dunyaa
closer to Allah, or benefit in dunyaa
