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Time is Ticking

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2015

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Jumuah Lecture from Masjid Al Falaah in Harare, Zimbabwe

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This audio is brought to you by Muslimcentral.com. and blessings and salutations upon Muhammad Sallah a lai his entire household and all his companions

0:22.6

may Allah suhannahua ta a bless them all and may he bless every single one of us

0:26.6

grant us goodness and ease

0:28.6

my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam

0:31.6

every minute that ticks will never ever return and we know that

0:35.6

but the reality is many of us become oblivious of it.

0:39.8

We think that, you know what, I still have time.

0:42.8

When we want to do good things, when we want to achieve, many a time we find ourselves delaying,

0:49.0

telling ourselves we'll do it tomorrow, we will do it just now, perhaps next month.

0:53.4

I'm planning this for next year.

0:55.4

The truth is we need to be real and we need to understand that if you can do something now,

1:03.0

do not leave it for the next moment. Get it done. Because no one knows how long you will be alive for.

1:09.7

So much so that we are taught that if

1:12.1

kiyama happens to come up and you have a seed that you need to plant get it planted if

1:19.4

you can before the hour this is how an example is given of utilizing your time in the

1:26.0

best possible way so even if I'm unhealthy if I'm

1:30.4

unwell and I want to achieve something I need to do it while I'm unwell you

1:36.0

might never get better from that sickness who knows you might may Allah grant us

1:40.7

all cure but who knows you may never see a better day this This might be the best possible day. People say, you know what? Inshallah, in a few years' time when I'm okay, I will start reading my sala. I will start doing this. Who knows if in a few years' time you're going to be okay? Today is the best day you have. Because tomorrow might be a better day that term might already tells you

2:02.8

there's no guarantee if something changes in your life today your entire life

2:07.7

can drastically change to the degree that you will lament and regret over the previous

2:13.1

days we think okay you know everything is okay tomorrow I will do this who knows if tomorrow you may not have legs, may Allah not do that to us?

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