When a person is healthy, they think their health will last forever. They delay repentance, delay prayer, delay Hajj, delay giving rights to others. But Allah says: “And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).” (Al-Ḥijr 15:99) The Salaf would say: “Take advantage of your health before your sickness, and your youth before your old age.” How many people were strong but fell ill? How many were active but became bedridden?
Make a small change today. Commit to 15 minutes of Qur’an after Fajr. Commit to attending a study circle ( ḥalaqah ) or listening to a lecture by the scholars of Sunnah—those who follow the way of the Companions, not the people of innovation. jummah khutbah salafi pdf
“By time, indeed mankind is in loss, except those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.” (Sūrah al-‘Aṣr 103:1-3) This sūrah, which the Salaf would recite before parting, is enough to wake the heedless. When a person is healthy, they think their
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