When Allah, the Almighty, described Paradise, He said:
“I have prepared it for the righteous.”
Then Allah, the Almighty, described the righteous:
“And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins.”
Even the righteous make mistakes and commit sins. But Allah loves them because they return to Him and seek forgiveness, even when they fall into sin repeatedly.
The wishes mentioned in the Noble Qur’an:
“I wish I were dust.”
“I wish I had sent something ahead for my life.”
“I wish I had not been given my record.”
“I wish I had not taken so-and-so as a close friend.”
“If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger.”
“I wish I had been with them, so I could have attained a great success.”
All of these are wishes that we still have the opportunity to avoid becoming our own regrets. So let us act while we are still alive, before it is too late.
One day, all the distractions will end.
The scrolling will end.
The chasing will end.
The worrying will end.
And you will finally stand before Allah.
So before that day comes, make sure your heart knows how to return to Him.
The world tells you to leave something behind so people will remember you. Faith teaches you to leave behind something that will benefit you when people can no longer remember you
Perhaps the door you keep begging Allah to open is not the door you need. Perhaps you simply need to trust the One who knows what is behind every door.
One day, your final prayer will already be behind you. You will not know beforehand that it was the final one. So don’t treat the next prayer as though it is guaranteed.
The greatest tragedy is not losing something you love. It is reaching the end of your life and realizing you spent it chasing things that were never coming with you.
One day, you will wish you could return to an ordinary morning—not to change your life, but simply to appreciate how much Allah had given you without you noticing.
Some nights you cry because you think Allah has not answered you. Perhaps years later, you will cry because you finally understand why He made you wait.