10 Things We Waste
{From Br. Mukhtar, based on a lesson of Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah}
1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by
not taking action with it
2. Our Actions:
Wasted by committing them without
sincerity.
3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will
not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our
authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in akhirah
(hereafter).
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.
5. Our Bodies: Wasted because we don't use them in
ibadah (worship) and service of Allah.
6. Our Love: Our emotional love is misdirected, not
towards Allah, but 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.
8. Our Intellect: Wasted on things that are not
beneficial, that are 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.
10. Our Dhikr (Remembrence of Allah): Wasted,
because it does not effect us or our hearts.
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