The Importance of Time in the Life of the Muslim
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Umm 'Abd al-Muhsin from the Prophet's City, says: Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him), tell us about the importance of time in the life of the Muslim, and also give guidance to those who waste hours and minutes by squandering their time to no benefit. May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This is a reminder question that includes a reminder about the importance of time. There is no doubt that time is the Muslim's capital, because the Muslim is accountable for his time, his life, and his lifespan in terms of what he has spent, as in the hadith. It is obligatory for the Muslim to preserve his time in what benefits him, and not to waste it in play, amusement, and heedlessness. He must preserve the obligatory acts at their appointed times, and preserve the performance of duties, avoid the forbidden, and increase in acts of obedience. He must utilize his time in what benefits him in the near future and the hereafter. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Umm 'Abd al-Muhsin from the Prophet's City, says: Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (may Allah preserve him), tell us about the importance of time in the life of the Muslim, and also give guidance to those who waste hours and minutes by squandering their time to no benefit. May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This is a reminder question that includes a reminder about the importance of time. There is no doubt that time is the Muslim's capital, because the Muslim is accountable for his time, his life, and his lifespan in terms of what he has spent, as in the hadith. It is obligatory for the Muslim to preserve his time in what benefits him, and not to waste it in play, amusement, and heedlessness. He must preserve the obligatory acts at their appointed times, and preserve the performance of duties, avoid the forbidden, and increase in acts of obedience. He must utilize his time in what benefits him in the near future and the hereafter. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/139 — archive.org (0:53)
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