Assalaam Alaekum wa Rrahmatullah wa Barakatuh

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

REFLECTIONS

We are all in this world to work after which we expect retirement benefits but this time around from Allah (swt). Infact, we get retirement benefits from Allah (swt) even before retirement and even after death😳. Yes. Unlike worldly employer who will stop paying you immediately you die. This is evident in the hadeeth of Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (ra) who reported:

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: *"If a person falls ill or travels, he shall be credited with whatever good deeds he used to perform while at home and in good health."* 📚Sahih/Authentic. - [Al-Bukhari]

My People!

If a person becomes unable to do certain good deeds he or she habitually performs due to a lawful excuse, like travel or illness, while having a firm intention to resume it once he or she is able, he or she will have the full reward exactly as if he or she is healthy and in residence.

This reminds me,

This happened 7years ago.. One of my childhood friends whose father is also a friend to my father, who was critically sick and was taking to hospital for medication. The old man entered into COMA (a prolonged state of deep unconsciousness) which lasted for three (3) days.. Four (4) different qualified professional medical doctors ganged up on him, but they could not be able to get him out of coma until after the third day.

But,

Something amazing happened when he was on coma.. And this have really shocked all the doctors. Yes. This old man was unconscious and can not speak or move any part of his body. But the first day on hospital bed,, at exactly 2AM, the doctors noticed him moving his fingers & lips just like someone who is using fingers to count azkar after salat.. He kept moving his fingers while unconscious and stopped at 3AM on the dot.. The same thing happened the second day and the third day.. So, the doctors asked his children whether they could give reasons to the cause of their father (an old man) who is unconscious, moving his tongue & fingers 2AM to 3AM the first, second and third day while unconscious.. And the reason the children gave was that - "for many years now, *2AM to 3AM* - is the time their father used to be awake for Tahajjud.. Allahu Akbar!!!

*Good News for the Dead:*

Tahajjud person will have his DAILY Tahajjud coming to his or her grave everyday, appearing like a beautiful handsome companion to keep him or her company till the day of accountability.

Evidence:

From a long narration, al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib (ra), the Prophet (pbuh) said:

"...Then there comes to him a man with a handsome face and handsome clothes, and a good fragrance, who says, ‘Receive the glad tidings that will bring you joy this day.’ He says, ‘Who are you? Your face is a face which brings glad tidings.’ He says, ‘I am your righteous deeds..." 📚Ahmad (4/362)

*The Truth of the Matter is:*

“The best of all nawafil prayer is prayer in the depths of the night. ”📚[Muslim] and it is established that the success of every believer lies in his or her obligatory prayers. If it is complete, he or she is successfully saved. And where there's shortfalls, our nawafil prayers are used to fill in the missing gaps created in our obligatory prayers. 📚 al-Tirmidhī 413

Therefore,

If u have not yet set ur phone alarm in a repeating mode, to wake u up for midnight nawafil *(at least 2 rakaats every night, then, go back to catch up with your sleep)* till the end of ur life, pls do so immediately. Yes. It's not difficult because people are doing it everyday without missing.. It's all about priority!

Let's assume you wake up by 2AM or 3AM, use 3minutes to perform ablution, 2minutes to get dressed, 5minutes to establish ONLY 2rakaat nawafil, 5minutes to make Du'a to Allah.. Total time spent = 15minutes. *Everything In 15minutes,* then, go back to catch up with sleep.

Allah alone knows best

May Allah (SWT) continue to guard and guide us aright, Have Mercy on us and increase us in Provisions and Sustenance.

Aameen.

Happy Jumaat, Happy Weekend 💚❤️💛🧡🩷