Don't play with your life

When you intend doing something good, you should not keep on postponing it. Shaitan is here to present a lot of excuses before us in order to finally discourage us from doing what we want to do. By making us postpone work, Shaitan merely wants to have sufficient time to divert us. We should not give Shaitan this opportunity.

When you intend to do something good, you must just make Dua and start doing it while placing your trust in Allah Ta'ala. Gradually, you will find that it is becoming easy and even pleasant and enjoyable also. Let's say that till now you have not started to perform Salah. You only have to start performing Salah. You yourself will see that it is very pleasant. It is not difficult. You will find that this has organised your life which was a little disorganised before. If you wait for Ramadhaan to start, then you will keep waiting forever. 

There are many things that can happen before Ramadhaan may come. Sometimes you may say let me perform Hajj, then I will practice my Deen properly. Here also, you are fooling yourself. The more you delay, the more time is passing and the closer you are approaching to your destination. There are many of us who think of practicing the Deen when they grow old and start taking pensions. This also is very risky.  There is no trust in life when it may just leave you and depart. There are some people who are not yet married and are waiting to be married to rectify their lives. This is very deceiving because practicing Deen means being sincere towards the Creator. Should we be reluctant to be sincere towards the Creator also? Do not play with your life. It is very short. Do whatever needs to be done before it leaves you and departs. No need to think about what will happen to you, your family or your job or how your circle of friends and acquaintances will react when you change your lifestyle. When you managed to become for Allah Ta'ala, He Himself will adjust everything for you.

[English version of "Pas joué avec la vie" – Al Jamiat – Vol.5 No.7]