We are all dying.....

Assalamualaikum,

I want to share a story with you I heard at the Twins of Faith conference this morning. It was told by Bro. Boonaa Mohammed.

There's this woman, a Muslimah, who is sick and so goes to a doctor for a check up. After running some tests, the doctor comes back and says, "I'm sorry, but you are very ill. You only have one month to live". Upon hearing this, the woman then decides to make the most of the month she has left. She starts covering her aurah. She starts praying regularly, even the sunat prayers. She fasts. She donates to charity. She does all sorts of good deeds preparing to die. A month passes, and she goes back to the doctor. After a follow up, the doctor realises he made a mistake, and tells the woman, "I'm sorry, but I made a mistake. You won't die after all!".  

I'm sure you can guess what the moral of the story is; don't wait until death comes knocking before you try to make yourself a better person, because we never know when we are going to die.

If you do not cover your aurah, what are you waiting for?

If you smoke, when will you stop?

If you don't pray subuh on time, when will you start trying harder?

Are you going to wait until you are dying before you start to make a change? I got news for you, you are dying. With every passing second, our "life timer" gets closer to zero (watch 'In Time'). With every day that comes and goes, we get closer to the day we die. In fact, every newborn baby, as soon as he is born, he is already dying. 

There is no guarantee that we will live long enough to make a change. So what are we waiting for?

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