Suleiman Hani – The Blessing of Time #03 – Inspiration from Our Legends

			Sometimes people are inspired by hearing about the best of the best the scholars who use their time
so productively their standards look exceedingly high. And we have some examples from their
biographies, things that at times would stun us would make us feel like we're not really doing much
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			the great scholar Imam Muhammad Muhammad Rahim Allah, He said, I only likened the stage of life
known as Shabaab, like the youth years of my life to something that I had in my sleeve, and then it
just fell out, meaning it was very quick, mate. This is the same meaning what it was a very quick
part of life. And he lived for 77 years, Rahmatullah here today. So we think about these years in
which you are a youth, whether you are 13, all the way up to age 40. And onwards, even if it is
extended, even if a person makes it all the way up to the age of 40, the age of wisdom and the next
stage of their experience, it's still very short, it's a very short time. And even if you live the
		

			long life on Earth, it's still very short. Allah subhanaw taala gives us many reminders in the
Quran, so that we don't waste our time. And we see some of the scholars pushing themselves in ways
that we don't see any more, for example, Imam and no way to humble Allah, arguably one of the most
prolific authors and one of the most productive scholars in Islamic history. Some of the scholars in
His own town and some of the students of knowledge would say that he would accomplish in a day what
it would take them a year, he would work from morning to night, he would barely sleep. In fact, we
have some very interesting descriptions from his students, his colleagues, some of his teachers as
		

			well about his lifestyle and some of his own testimony later on in his life, he would say that he
tried his best to never waste time, whether it was night or day, you're trying to keep seeking
knowledge. When he was indoors or outdoors, he would try to stay engaged in Aruba in Moraga
reviewing what he was learning reviewing the information that he had. And he did that for a number
of years, Lama Tolyatti. And he started to teach after that one time, he said, I don't like to eat
much, because I fear that it's going to soften my body and make me tired. And today Subhanallah we
see some people eating in the opposite manner, eating so much, they become tired, they lose their
		

			energy, and what happens they're not productive, whether for this life or the next life, they lose
their productivity. Why would you repeat such a habit? If you know that that's going to affect your
energy? And then it's going to take away from your time? Does it make sense? Is it reasonable to
live that as a lifestyle, if that happens every now and then might be reasonable, but to experience
that on a daily basis, and then as a result to lose an extra hour or two or three because of that
habit ends up taking you from one action which was eating to survive to now losing out on three or
four hours of your energy every single day. May Allah subhanaw taala, forgive us, protect us and
		

			guide us Aloma Amin Imam and know him Allah at one point in his life, especially when he was seeking
knowledge as a student. He used to sleep sitting up and it was known that he would be sitting up
either against the wall or stacks of books. And he did this for almost two years that he did not lie
down on the ground to sleep. Why? Because he would fall asleep reading, studying learning. He was
really, really pushing himself. Rahmatullah highly engaging, of course in acts of worship and
fasting, and so on and so forth. What ended up happening. He died at a young age for a scholar
Rahmatullah hottie, some scholars say at the age of 45 years, and yet he produced more than 300
		

			Books 300 different publications we can benefit from, some of which have lasted to our times, and
some of which are familiar to most Muslims around the world. For example, the compilation of 40
Hadith of Imam unknown, Allah is one of the most printed Islamic books in the world, long after he
departed from this world. May Allah have mercy on him. Why, because of how much he valued his time,
and we can assume how sincere he was with his time and with his efforts. May Allah subhanaw taala
grant us sincerely Allamani on other of the scholars, even God Adamawa It was said that he wrote
over 800 volumes now volumes could mean chapters or books, he wrote over 800 Another of the scholars
		

			and McCluskey rahamallah He used to pray more than 100 that occurs between federal and lower
prayers. So you have the time of Loja, he used to use a lot of it for prayer. Another of the
scholars used to say the most burdensome time for me, the time that I don't really enjoy that much
is when I must eat when I get really, really hungry, and I have to spend time now eating another of
the scholars even Timmy rahamallah It was said that he wrote over 300 publications in diverse
fields, some long some short and some scholarship reached over 500 volumes and his students that
great scholar have no claim rahamallah also 50 volumes of various sizes, and they have played on him
		

			a lot more than 1000 Different things that he wrote are all original, beneficial, unparalleled and
he used to fast for a number of years in his life. In his biography, it was said that in fact, for
30 years of his life, he tried to fast meaning he tried to have a regular habit
		

			It fasting Rahmatullah honey. Interestingly, one of the beautiful gems from ignorance Kalyan, Brahim
Allah, he lists all the benefits of the thicket, the remembrance of Allah. And then number 61, it's
a lot of random, but he says the 61st benefit from vicar constant remembrance of Allah. He said it
gives a person strength in their memory, it gives a person strength in their memory, such that with
victory a person can achieve things that they otherwise would not imagine they would be able to
achieve. He said, I witnessed of the strength of my teacher Shephard Islam, even Timmy rahamallah In
his speech, in his habits, in his courage in his writing, and in his amazing ability, his capacity,
		

			he used to write in one day, what would take usually for other people a week or longer to copy why
he used to live upon the habits of Likud. He used to say, I cannot go about my day without Vicodin.
One reports from me will claim that I'm Allah, there was report that his teacher, even Taymiyah
would sit from the time of the morning prayer until the time that the sun rose and sometimes even
longer than that, making us the cloud and remembrance of Allah subhanho wa taala. And he would say,
I cannot be sustained meaning this is my energy for the day I cannot be sustained without it. What
are we doing with our time? And how much are we benefiting from the act of worship of remembering
		

			Allah subhanahu wa taala, one of the scholars commented on an experience that sounds a little odd
for most people, but it's an experience of having to go to the bathroom or the restroom, you cannot
make the ticket while you're in the bathroom, you're not allowed to mention the name of Allah
subhanaw taala. So some of the scholars as they were studying or reading in their homes or wherever
they were, if they would take a break to go to the bathroom or the restroom, the lavatory, they
would ask the people who are reading the books to raise their voices so they can continue hearing
and benefiting because they themselves are not allowed to recite the Name of Allah subhanaw taala or
		

			mention it. And as a person leaves the bathroom, one of the scholars is commenting on this. You're
asking Allah subhanaw taala for forgiveness or Tronic? Why are you asking Allah for forgiveness?
It's not like you did anything wrong. You simply went to the bathroom and you came back out? May
Allah subhanaw taala bless us all, as this person is coming out there asking for forgiveness. Why?
Because you were in a state of time in which you could not mention the name of Allah subhanaw taala
or do acts of worship in the way that we imagined. And so this person is leaving out asking the law
for forgiveness for that time that was not spent seeking Allah subhanaw taala is pleasure in terms
		

			of the vehicle that we can engage in. And lastly, there's an example from our modern times. A
scholar was talking about his childhood, and how it changed for the better. And he said it began
when he started to manage his time better when he started to take his time seriously. He started
realizing that he wasn't appreciating the days and the hours and the minutes that he had, and he
started to try to value them. So his habits as they started to change made him realize that he had
to cut out certain things. So he had, for example, a number of sports that he used to watch. He said
sometimes between 15 to 20 hours a week his family was watching sports, or football or soccer or
		

			something else. He started cutting that out slowly. He said I noticed I became happier with the
things that I was actually doing. I became happier with the results temporarily a person who's
engaged in entertainment or leisure might think that they are enjoying themselves because it's an
easy thing to do doesn't require a lot of effort. But he said the long term benefit of actually
using that time for seeking knowledge or publishing or writing ended up making me a much happier
person and less regretful for the time that I used for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa Tada.