We should strive to learn how the Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions believed and acted, and implement them in our lives. How else would we act like them if we do not know how they acted? We should follow their footsteps, do what they did and stop where they stopped, that we may be from the pious.

We hear of people uttering statements which are totally alien to the Dīn (religion) of Allāh (عز وجل). Statements such as “Only Allāh can judge me”, or “It has nothing to do with you, so focus on yourself”. Know, may Allāh bless you, that Allāh (سبحانه) has commanded us not only to do good but, also to forbid evil.

How many times do we hear of young people dying? How many times this year have we heard of young people we grew up with dying? Shouldn’t that ring a bell in our heads, should’t it serve as a wake-up call to all of us? Is it not enough of a reminder that we are not promised the whole of today let alone tomorrow?

O mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your duty to Him and avoiding all evil), and fear a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true: let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. (Sûrah Luqmân:33)