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01.12.2010 - Mayyit of: Hajee Mohamed Adam (Father of Ml Abdul Huk) - VENUE: 28 Boundry Road Craven B - Time: After Zohr - QABRASTAAN: Cape Town - CAUSE OF DEATH: Illness

May Allah (SWT) grant us and all the Marhoomeen Forgiveness and Jannatul Firdaus (Ameen)

CPT - HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION

Another year gone...

Staring at the calendar it's impossible not to notice that there is just one month left and the once eagerly anticipated "2010" is over. Where did the time go? Where did the year go? What did we do with the time? Questions without answers, but there are answers. The answers are in how we spend our time. Every one of us is given the same 24hours in a day, the same 86'400 minutes for the year. What we choose to do with it is entirely up to us.

As the adage goes:

"Bad News is that time flies. The good news is that you are the pilot."

More than the time lost are the lost moments. Opportunities to share precious moments lost when we focused on "more important" things. Events and objects that we have attached importance to and given them a valuable space in a major part of our lives - our jobs, careers, enjoyment are all important but not as important as the people around us. To date no one has been recorded as saying while on his deathbed "I should have spent more time at the office."

This touching story brings the point home with stark reality:

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a lady on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy" the lady said. "That's my daughter on the bike in the white dress." Then, looking at her watch, she called to her daughter. "What do you say we go, Melissa?"

Melissa pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Mum Please? Just five more minutes."
The lady nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart's content. Minutes passed and the mother stood and called again to her daughter. "Time to go now?"
Again Melissa pleaded, "Five more minutes, Mum. Just five more minutes." The lady smiled and said, "OK."

"My, you certainly are a patient mother," the woman responded.
The lady smiled and then said, "Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play."

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?

Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today. So drop the pens, pots, money and just make the time to give someone you love a call or a hug just for the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala. That opportunity may not arise again so grab it and make it a moment to remember...and give thanks to Allah that He granted us such special people in our lives - people without whom life would be constrained and devoid of pleasure.

Time is not about counting the moments but about making the moments count.

SIT AND DRINK

Anas Radiyallahu Anhu narrates: "Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam prohibited drinking water whilst standing." (Muslim)

Abu Huraira Radiyallahu Anhu narrates: "a person came to Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam whilst he was standing and drinking. Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam instructed him to spew what he had drunk. He asked why, Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam asked him, "would you like it if a cat drinks the water with you (from the same vessel)?" He replied in the negative, whereupon Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam said, "Indeed something worst than a cat, i.e. Shaytaan, has drunk with you." (Sirat vol. 7 pg 369)

Any act done according to Sunnah (with the intention of Sunnah) becomes an Ibaadat and a means of reward. Allah Ta'ala has made our Deen so easy that even the enjoyment of quenching your thirst with cold water on a hot day can be a means of spiritual upliftment and reward when done according to Sunnah. Along with the spiritual benefits i.e. rewards etc, like all other Sunnats, this Sunnah also has many health benefits. Both parties in the following question and answer were non-Muslim...

Q. Today I went to an official meeting. I felt thirsty, went to the cabin and drunk water while standing. After a few minutes one of my senior lecturers called me and advised me "NEVER DRINK WATER WHILE STANDING". Do you see any reasons behind that?

A. One reason is that drinking and eating while sitting is healthier, easier and safer because the foods/water goes down the food canal in a soft and slow way whereas when you drinking the water while standing it makes the liquid fall in a harsh way to the bottom of the stomach and strikes it's wall. If you keep on repeating this habit it will produce extension of the stomach and difficulty in digestion. So we have to take more care and try to drink the water while sitting, which is always advisable.

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Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me, I know we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is." Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"

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