Ten Useless Matters.

Salaam everyone,

somehow the weather has been very weird (wallahu'alam). These past two days, it's been rather chilly than usual. Kinda made me wonder, has winter come early this year? On the down side of it, I've put my winter coat in the box that's ready to be shipped, so that's a big "OH NOES" for me since I have a few more weeks left here, insya Allah. On the other hand, it made me wonder why the sudden drop of temperature. Wallahu'alam. Allah knows best.

Anyhoo, found an interesting article to ponder upon.

Ten Useless Matters

By:
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Al-Fawa'id
© 2004 Umm Al-Qura

Taken from: here

1. Knowledge that is not acted on

2. The deed that has neither sincerity nor is based on following the righteous examples of others

3. Money that is hoarded, as the owner neither enjoys it during this life nor obtains any reward for it in the Hereafter

4. The heart that is empty of love and longing for Allah, and of seeking closeness to Him

5. A body that does not obey and serve Allah

6. Loving Allah without following His orders or seeking His pleasure

7. Time that is not spent in expiating sins or seizing opportunities to do good

8. A mind that thinks about useless matters

9. Serving those who do not bring you close to Allah, nor benefit you in your life

10. Hoping and fearing whoever is under the authority of Allah and in His hand; while he cannot bring any benefit or harm to himself, nor death, nor life; nor can he resurrect himself.

However the greater of these matters are wasting the heart and wasting time. Wasting the heart is done by preferring this worldly life over the Hereafter, and wasting time is done by having incessant hope. Destruction occurs by following one’s desires and having incessant hope, while all goodness is found in following the right path and preparing oneself to meet Allah.

How strange it is that when a servant of Allah has a [worldly] problem, he seeks help of Allah, but he never asks Allah to cure his heart before it dies of ignorance, neglect, fulfilling one’s desires and being involved in innovations. Indeed, when the heart dies, he will never feel the significance or impact of his sins.

Memang banyak dugaan for me these past few days, but I believe that Allah knows best, I always tell myself to 'bersangka baik' in Allah, most importantly and to others, regardless of what might appear afterwards. Mungkin ada hikmah disebaliknya.

There's no time to rant, it's Ramadhan, I wanna make use of the time doing something beneficial, insya Allah ;) (besides, Allah has blessed us with a new member to the family, haven't you heard? I have a nephew!!! and he's as adorable as littlecuddlybabyyouseeonteeveethatmakesyouwannagigit *grins*)

Until then, Allah hafiz everyone.

Selamat berbuka puasa~