Sunday, April 11, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Mommy Nabzter’s Naseehah

Who needs the naseehah hotline when you’ve got a mother? This is just the random stuff she’s always telling me. I think she should write a book.

1) Do everything for the sake of Allah. If you don’t, your deeds will just be left on this Earth and won’t benefit you in the Hereafter.

2) Seek knowledge now. If you learn what’s wrong, you’ll be less likely to do it.

3) “How many moms tell their kids that they’re about to die?” Never forget death. You never know when it might show up.

4) Find good companions. After living in the same place for 15 years, you move somewhere else, and 2 days later, you’ve completely changed. Your environment affects you the most.

5) Never despair when Allah takes something away from you. He does everything for a reason, and it was probably better that you didn’t have that thing. Just have sabr and leave everything in the hands of Allah.

My own personal naseehah: treasure your parents, especially your mother. Do everything you can for them while you’re still living with them. Love them, respect them, hug them, kiss them, do chores for them something, anything. Give them their due rights and more. They have done so much for us and we should try our best to repay them. And that’s my lesson of the day.