Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (656) | Procrastination
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Procrastination.
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Procrastination is the act of delaying and putting things off.
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An example of this is when you say,
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"I will do such-and-such later."
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It is a chronic and debilitating disease.
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After heedlessness, it is the most significant factor
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that diverts a person from treading the path toward Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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How many disbelievers have desired faith,
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yet procrastination diverted them from it until they died in their state of disbelief?
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How many sinners have wished to repent,
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yet procrastination stood between them and that repentance,
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until death overtook them while they were still persisting in their sins, having never repented?
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How many people have been determined to strive,
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or have sought to attain a virtue,
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only for procrastination to divert them from the good they intended?
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Therefore, every rational person should be resolute in their affairs.
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When one intends to perform a good deed or desist from a falsehood,
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they must hasten to do so and beware of delaying it.
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Some of the salaf have said:
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"I warn you against the word 'later' (sawfa),"
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"for it is the greatest of Iblis’s soldiers."
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The one who procrastinates is an accomplice to Iblis against his own soul,
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for when procrastination combines with the whispers toward falsehood,
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it becomes difficult to struggle against it, and escape from it becomes arduous.
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The person of determination and resolve
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is always striving for the affairs of the Hereafter.
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Thus, when the Angel of Death comes to him, he feels no regret.
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As for the one who procrastinates,
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he swallows the bitter draught of regret at the time of his departure from this world,
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and he grieves over the good he missed due to his procrastination and lethargy.