The urge to do
Good is like a “guest” sent by Allah
By Mufti Taqi Usmani D.B.
If an urge (or desire) arises to
do some good deed, do it at once, because the next day you may forget the urge
or who knows one will live or not live till the next day. Even if one lives,
the urge may disappear in the rush of so many pressing issues of life. In case
the urge remains, the circumstances favourable for execution may not be there.
The
urge to do good may be considered to be a guest sent by Allah that must be
welcomed with honour. The honour lies in prompt execution of the urge. If the urge is to
offer some optional prayer and you ignore it by arguing that it is neither
obligatory nor essential, then you dishonour the divine guest that Allah had
sent to reform you. If you show this
cold attitude to the guest, it may never visit you again (You may never get
that tawfeeq again). Although the golden rule is to attend to all business
with promptitude yet if an urge arises in you for some particular good deed it
is highly appreciable to put that urge into practice quickly.
-Taken from Islahi Khutbaat [Discourses
on Islamic Way of Life] (Vol: 1) page- 68
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