The Value of Time in the Life of the Muslim

Al-Hasan al-BaSrī (God have mercy upon him) said: “O son of Adam, you are none but a number of days; each time a day passes, a part of you departs.” Therefore, let your time be like a budget from which you spend. Be like a niggard and avoid wasting time in heedlessness and trivialities. Know that the time over which you will feel sorrow—sorrow will be then too late—is the time wherein you did not remember God—Exalted be He—with your tongue, your heart and the ceaseless effort to serve His Cause and support His Faith. Save your time and avoid wasting the time of your brothers with long visits and lack of punctuality.