A word by the Shaykh on seizing the time for acts of worship and reflecting on the dominion of Allah the Exalted.
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The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and the final outcome is for the righteous, and no transgression is except against the wrongdoers. And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, the God of the first and the last. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, whom Allah the Exalted sent as a mercy to the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon him, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows, this is the second meeting in the month of Ramadan in the year 1414, on the night of Sunday, the tenth of this month. On this night, the first ten days of Ramadan are concluded. They have passed as if they were a single day, and so life passes as if it were a single day. Indeed, Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:[Al-Ahqaf 46:35] O my brothers, it is incumbent upon us to seize the opportunity, the opportunity of our lifetimes, before it is lost. We must seize it with righteous deeds. Righteous deeds are not difficult; rather, they are easy for those for whom Allah makes them easy.
As for what follows, this is the second meeting in the month of Ramadan in the year 1414, on the night of Sunday, the tenth of this month. On this night, the first ten days of Ramadan are concluded. They have passed as if they were a single day, and so life passes as if it were a single day. Indeed, Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said:
