16. OPEN THE EYE OF INTELLECT (‘AYN AL-FIKR) TO SEE THE LIGHT OF WISDOM (DU’AL-‘IBR)
I found some people using destiny as an excuse. This is a cold excuse, and an attempt to repel obligations. It repels the religions of all Prophets and religions.
Messengers would not have accepted such an excuse from disbelievers not accepting Islam.
Although destiny is true (haqq), using it as an excuse is false. Allah’s assistance is the basis of all actions, yet it is subtle. So we must not occupy ourselves with subtle things and neglect performing obvious ones.
We respond to whoever uses destiny as an excuse by saying, “Allah only obligated you to perform this duty’ after knowing well that you are able to perform it. You use this ability’ to acquire your desires, so why not use it to fulfil your obligations?”
For example: you are willing to travel for business, but not to perform hajj. You spend hours talking to a friend but you are not willing to spend time praying. So beware of using as an excuse something like this.
What can eliminate your laziness is for you to imagine the reward of hard workers that you have missed! This is enough of an admonition. As for him who has a feeble desire then:
A dead person never feels pain from a wound.
How would you feel after being resurrected from your grave when you see some people rescued and not you? And righteous people are walking fast on the bridge (sirat), and you are tripping and falling?
The sweetness of laziness {balaiva al-batald) has gone away, and all that is left is the bitterness of sorrow (m arara al-asaj). Water in the cup has gone, and all that is left is the residue of guilt.
How long is this life compared to the Hereafter? And how long is your stay in this life when half of it is sleeping and the rest is oblivion?
How could you ask for the hand of a fair female {al-bur al-‘iyn) of Paradise when you do not own a penny of strong will?
Open the eye of intellect (‘ayn al-Jikr) to see the light of wisdom (du’a l-‘ibr). If you feel an internal weakness, then seek the assistance of care-taking.
And attach yourself to the train of those seeking forgiveness, and arrive at the area of hard workers, and take your spot, any spot.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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