Words are of three [types]: • a beautiful word; • a foolish word, and • a hollow word. As for the beautiful word, it is adorned by truth.
Category: Wasting & Squandering
For those who desire a righteous heart
May Allaah grant you goodness. It has been narrated that al-Ashtar once entered upon 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه – after part of the night had passed – while he was standing in prayer.
Do not waste this precious life
So my advice to my brothers - not [specifically] regarding the internet, nor the satellite channels - is to fear Allaah regarding themselves, and to know that they have not been created for this...
Being preoccupied with social media
Being preoccupied with social media sites, constantly wanting to know what this person said or that person said, or watching the news four or five times a day – this is a waste.
Advice to those who occupy themselves with peoples' affairs
Likewise, do not interfere in [other] people's affairs. Don't get involved – if it doesn't concern you. And this is contrary to what some people do today.
A warning against being preoccupied with the faults of others
From the people are those who preoccupy themselves with the faults of others, and forget their own faults.
You will regret the time that you have wasted
It is befitting for the student of knowledge to protect and preserve his time, because [sometime] in the future he will [reflect over this and] regret the time he has wasted.
Preoccupied with regret
Being preoccupied with regret over time which has [since] passed is a waste of the present time.
Using the least amount of water performing wudhoo
I have not seen anyone use the least amount of water purifying himself [performing wudhoo] than [Imaam] ash-Shaafi'ee.
Do not waste this knowledge
Do not waste this knowledge [over] which we have laboured.