[If you are not prompt in repenting for a sin], perhaps the punishment [for that sin] may be delayed, and come [to you] towards the end of [your] life.
Category: Supplication
Always ask Allaah to make you blessed
It is befitting that a person always asks Allaah to make him blessed - wherever he may be; in his speech and his actions, so that there is good in him and his deeds.
A reminder for the believer
During hardship, the believer is commanded with patience and acceptance, and when [having committed] sins, to seek forgiveness and repentance. Allaah تعالى says: So be patient, [O Muhammad].
Whoever protects his time
Whoever protects his time [engaged] in the remembrance of Allaah, and the recitation of the Qur.aan, and the companionship of those who are good, and keeps away from the companionship of those who...
Illumination for the heart
Some of the Salaf would say: 'The darkness of the night is illumination for the heart.' That is, the hidden acts of worship [done] at night, [such as] the night prayer, [engaging in] supplication...
Supplication for the parents
The supplication you make for your father during the taraaweeh or tahajjud prayer is better by far than you slaughtering 10 camels [on his behalf].
The importance of exercising patience
Exercising patience whilst waiting for relief [from the trial] is an act of worship, for indeed, Allaah is most generous in giving.
Seek repentance, regularly
It is not befitting for the believer to begin the day or the evening except in a state of repentance, for indeed he does not know when death may strike - [whether] in the morning or the evening.
The sign of one's love of Allaah
The sign of [one's] love of Allaah is the plentiful remembrance of Him, for indeed you do not love anything except that you remember it alot.
The most all-encompassing of supplications
Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.