What's My Future?
The Messenger of ALLAAHصلى الله تعالى عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه وسلم said: "Whoever wants to know what ALLAAH has prepared for him, he should look to what he has prepared for ALLAAH."
[Abu Nu'aym, Al-Hilyah, Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah]
What a beautiful, simple formula to calculate one's future with! Match yourself against the Quran and the Sunnah to know who you are, and look what you have set aside for ALLAAHتعالى. To know what ALLAAH, THE MIGHTY AND MAJESTIC HAS PREPARED for you.
'O you who believe! Fear ALLAAH and let each soul see what it has sent forward for the morrow and fear ALLAAH.' [Surah Hashr: 18]
'Umarرضي الله تعالى عنه used to say: "Take account of yourselves before you are taken into account, weigh your deeds before they are weighed."
Hasan Al-Basri (Rahimahullah) said: "A believer will always be critical of himself, in his food, his drink and his speech. A sinner will not criticize himself." He also said: "A believer is guardian over himself; he takes account of himself for ALLAAH. Those who take account of themselves in this world, will be audited lightly in the Hereafter. Those who take this issue lightly will find their auditing very difficult."
[Igathat al-lahfan 1/99-101 by Imam Ibnul Qayyim al-Jawziyyah].
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