Sunday 6 January 2019

Afflictions

The 3 afflictions which daily affect every human being:


Everyday and every night, the children of Adam (AS) are affected by the 3 afflictions. Not a day goes by except that they are afflicted by all the 3 of them.


- THE FIRST AFFLICTION:


His lifespan is reduced everyday. He does not care much about his lifespan being reduced, but if there is any reduction in his wealth, he starts worrying. What he forgets is that wealth is recoverable but not the lifespan.


- THE SECOND AFFLICTION:


Everyday he consumes the sustenance provided to him by Allah. If it is Halaal, he will be questioned about it [Surah al-Takaathur (102): 8]. But if it is through Haraam means, then he will be punished for it; and no one knows the extent of the punishment except Allah.


- THE THIRD AFFLICTION:


Everyday he is nearing the Aakhirah by some distance; while at the same time he is being distanced from this worldly life by some distance. But his concern for the EVERLASTING HEREAFTER is nothing as compared to his concern for this FLEETING WORLD. He does not know if his abode will be the highest station in Paradise or the lowest depths of Hell.


اللهم لا تجعل الدنيا أكبر همنا، ولا مبلغ علمنا ، ولا إلى النار مصيرنا ،واجعل الجنة هي دارنا


Oh Allah ! Let not the worldly affairs become our biggest concern and worry- nor the ultimate limit of our knowledge- nor the limit of our aspirations - and do not make it a way for us to the fire- And make paradise our ultimate home.

Zyshan Yaseen Palwala

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