Ibnul Jawzee (rahimahullaah) said:
It
is incumbent upon the sensible person to make preparations for his
departure (from this world), for indeed he neither knows when the
command of his Lord will descend nor when he will be called back.
Indeed, I see many people deceived by youthfulness, forgetful of the
loss of companions and infatuated with prolonged expectations.
And
it may be that a scholar who is solely interested in himself says, ‘’I
will seek knowledge today and act upon it tomorrow.’’ So he becomes
lackadaisical with regards to committing mistakes due to comfort and
delayed by the hope that he will accomplish repentance, and he neither
keeps away from backbiting nor from listening to it. The one who falls
into something that resembles the truth but is not entirely the truth,
then let him wipe it away by staying away from the things he fears will
ruin the affairs of his afterlife.
And
he forgets that death will descend unexpectedly; therefore, the
sensible person gives every moment its right with regards to what is
obligatory upon him, so that when death suddenly arrives he is
considered prepared, and if the (things) hoped for are received, then
this is increased goodness.
[Source: Saydul Khaatir: page18]
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