19. A WISE PERSON SEEKS ADMONITION FROM OTHERS AND WORKS FOR THE HEREAFTER
The strangest of things is for people to be fooled by their current wellbeing (salama), and to plan to (continually) improve in the future! There is no limit for such hope {anil). The more one enjoys well-being, the more hope one will have for the future.
What more of admonition is there than seeing the graves of friends and loved ones, and realising that you will become like them soon. It is far from intelligence for a person not to take admonition from this.
A wise person utilises times of wellbeing to save for times of hardship. He uses times when he is able for times of becoming unable, especially for those who know that status in the Hereafter is dependent on hard work during this life.
Even if a sinner is forgiven, will he gain the status of those who worked hard?
He who ponders about Paradise (Jannah) in which there is no death (,mawt), illness (marad), sleep {mini) or depression (ghamni)— instead its joy (ladha) is continuous, and joy increases according to the amount of hard work during this life— such a person will take advantage of time and never sleep except when necessary.
And whoever ponders upon how the joy of sin (dhanb) disappears, while its disadvantage stays forever, then he ought to be repelled from committing sin. Especially from sins (dhunub) that have continuous impact, such as adultery with a married woman, who becomes pregnant and the child does not inherit, and so on. All because of a moment’s pleasure.
We ask Allah to assist us and to inspire us with wisdom that prevents corruption (fasad).
He is indeed near (qarib) and answers prayers (mujib).
(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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