Some words of wisdom:
"This is life: situations that shock you, situations that make you cry, situations that aren't worthy of your attention,
وتبقى هناك....مواقف لا تُنسى
and then there will be situations that shape who you are forever!"
There is nothing you can do to pay for what your Mother has done for you
A man came to ‘Umar [ibn al-Khattab] and said: 'I have an elderly mother who has reached such an old age that she cannot relieve herself except that my back serves as her mount. I perform her ablutions (Wudu) for her while turning my face away [out of modesty]. Have I fulfilled her right over me?'
‘Umar replied: 'No.'
The man said: 'Have I not carried her on my back and devoted my very self to her?'
‘Umar said: 'Indeed, but she used to do the same for you while she prayed for your life to continue, whereas you do this for her while you wait for her to depart [death].'
عن زرعة بن إبراهيم، أن رجلا أتى عمر، فقال: «إن لي أما بلغ بها الكبر، أنها لا تقضي حاجتها إلا وظهري لها مطية، أوضئها، وأصرف وجهي عنها، فهل أديت حقها؟ قال: لا.
قال: أليس قد حملتها على ظهري، وحبست عليها نفسي؟ قال: إنها كانت تصنع ذلك بك وهي تتمنى بقاءك، وأنت تصنع ذلك وأنت تتمنى فراقها
— البر والصلة لابن الجوزي – ابن الجوزي
I used to imagine Jannah to be beautiful gardens and it’d make me so happy, now I think of it as the perfect place of reunion, and I just cannot wait. ❤️