Ramadhan is soooooooooo close. less than 5 hours to go...
here's a short story taken from qisas.com that I hope will be a good reminder for myself and others:
Regret
Once, a group of people were traveling on rocks at night when a voice came from the sky that whosoever picks up the rocks will regret and whosoever doesn’t pick up the rocks will regret. Now, the people were confused. How can this be? Whether you pick up the rocks or not, you will regret!
Anyway, some people picked up the rocks and some didn’t. In the morning when they reached their homes, they saw that the rocks turned into Diamonds. Now, those people who didn’t pick up the rocks started regretting saying “If only we had picked up some rocks.” Those people who did pick some rocks also started regretting saying “Why didn’t we pick up more rocks?” Both sides ended up regretting.
Dear Muslims, this same incident will take place with us on the Day of Judgment. Those people who spent their time in useless things will start regretting by looking at those who achieved a great position in Paradise by spending their time in the way of Allah. Now, those who did achieve a position in Paradise will start regretting by looking at those who did more than them and are higher in status.
“Alas! If we had only done more to please Allah.”
Once, a group of people were traveling on rocks at night when a voice came from the sky that whosoever picks up the rocks will regret and whosoever doesn’t pick up the rocks will regret. Now, the people were confused. How can this be? Whether you pick up the rocks or not, you will regret!
Anyway, some people picked up the rocks and some didn’t. In the morning when they reached their homes, they saw that the rocks turned into Diamonds. Now, those people who didn’t pick up the rocks started regretting saying “If only we had picked up some rocks.” Those people who did pick some rocks also started regretting saying “Why didn’t we pick up more rocks?” Both sides ended up regretting.
Dear Muslims, this same incident will take place with us on the Day of Judgment. Those people who spent their time in useless things will start regretting by looking at those who achieved a great position in Paradise by spending their time in the way of Allah. Now, those who did achieve a position in Paradise will start regretting by looking at those who did more than them and are higher in status.
“Alas! If we had only done more to please Allah.”
meanwhile, to Kak Dja, Mardhiyah Yusoff, Wardah and Zahidah, all of us at Hannan will surely miss the four of you... all the best with your new home n let's continue our mujahadah! despite the distance, our ukhuwwah will continue to bloOm, biidznillah! :)
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla
wa anta taj'alul hazna idza shi'ta sahla
wa anta taj'alul hazna idza shi'ta sahla
to my new housemates: Zariyah, Zafeerah, Maryam, Huda (K), Huda (H), and Syafawati, welcome to Bait Hannan! :) together, we'll continue Hannan's wonderful legacy, insyaAllah ;) uhibbukunna fillah~
lastly, to all of you, Ramadhan Kareem! kullu 'aam wa antum bi alf alf khair! :)
