Assalamu`alaykum,
Bismillah.
Bismillah.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you."
(See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
(See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Another related post here.
Brothers and sisters, this is no funny business. The Day of Judgement isn't far away. We see the predictions coming true.
Knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men) - check.
Earthquakes will be frequent - check.
Time will pass quickly - a big bold check.
Afflictions will appear - check.
Murders will increase - check.
Money will overflow amongst you - check.
Earthquakes will be frequent - check.
Time will pass quickly - a big bold check.
Afflictions will appear - check.
Murders will increase - check.
Money will overflow amongst you - check.
Talking about time. Isn't it like so true? It goes by like anything. Even faster than sand slipping from one's hands! What happened? It wasn't like this in the old days, when we'd play for hours in summer afternoons and it'd seem that the day will go on forever. (Ahhh, those were the days!)
You know what the problem is? It's lack of 'barakah' in our time. Barakah does not necessarily mean having plenty of something. It means that even less would suffice. That you'd be able to do more in less time.
Why has the barakah been taken out of our lives and times? Because, ahem, we tend to sleep after Fajr. :P
Now I know many will say there's nothing wrong with that, and if one wakes up for tahajjud at night, or is up late studying, then they need to sleep at that time. Okay. Okay. Let's see..
Now I know many will say there's nothing wrong with that, and if one wakes up for tahajjud at night, or is up late studying, then they need to sleep at that time. Okay. Okay. Let's see..
One of my friends told me the other day that she studies/works all day, sleeps around 10, and still can't stay up after Fajr. And this is what I told her: you need to take a nap during the day, sleep right after `Ishaa', and do the studying/working after Fajr. Because that's the best time to do it. Because that's the time where you can find barakah! Because that's when you'll see that you're able to study more in less time. True story. I've experienced it myself, so no one is allowed to deny me. e_e
Abu Productive says in "Sources of Barakah":
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: "Allah made the early hours blessed for my Ummah".
This hadeeth was the reason for me to start ProductiveMuslim.com! Such gems of productivity are actually sources of blessings that we should seek to make our life productive. Waking up early is such an important part of being blessed and feeling blessed throughout your day.Try to wake up for tahajjud, pray, and then work during the hours before fajr salaat and tahajjud. If you can't, then at least wake up for fajr and stay up till sunrise before you go back to sleep. Those hours are so blessed. If you're able to go to work in those hours, do so, you'll get much more work done than the whole day put together!
Ismail Kamdar:
Tips for Barakah in Time: Pray Fajr in the Masjid then get down to work. Do not sleep after Fajr as that time has barakah in it.
The secret to a productive day is taking advantage of the times that Allah (swt) put barakah (blessing) in. The Prophet ﷺ taught us that there is barakah in the early hours of the morning. By spending the hour before fajr in prayer, recitation of Qur’an, and in the remembrance of Allah, you will get the spiritual nourishment your body requires for that day. Just like we need to eat breakfast every morning to give us energy, the spiritual nourishment our body needs is equally important. Without it, we will not have much barakah in our time and we will find ourselves getting tired easily and not being very productive.
Additionally, having suhoor (pre-dawn meal) gives us barakah. The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Have suhoor, for in suhoor there is barakah.”
[Bukhari]
[Bukhari]
Make sure you wake up every morning before fajr, pray at least two rak’aat, make some du’a (supplication), read a bit of Qur’an, and have a bite to eat (even if it’s just a few dates). If you try this, I guarantee you, with Allah’s will, that one hour in which you deprive yourself of sleep for Allah’s sake will grant you so much barakah that day. You’ll find that you will finish your work early and still have plenty of time on your hands for your ibaadat.
[Help taken from radiyeen.wordpress.com]
Wassalam.
