Page 28 - Before You Regret

26 Before You Regret

regret their inevitable doom. Surely Allah will never
break His promise in bringing forth His command. Allah
informs us of this fact, which will be a lesson for all peo-
ple in the Qur'an:

He said, "Here is a she -- camel. She has a time for
drinking and you have a time for drinking-on specified
days. Do not do anything to harm her or the punish-
ment of a terrible day will come down on you." But they
hamstrung her and woke up full of remorse, for the
punishment did come down them. There is certainly a
Sign in that, yet most of them are not believers. Truly
your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. (Surat
ash-Shu'ara: 155-159)

One has to remember that Allah is just. He does not
leave any fault unanswered; yet He also generously
rewards the good deeds done for Him. He gives glad tid-
ings of His mercy and paradise to those who turn
towards Him with sincere repentance. Considering these,
one should ask oneself the following: being aware of the
intense trouble a temporary regret causes in this world, is
it worth taking the risk of a regret that may last forever?

Not to forget that this will be the regret one would suffer
in the never-ending afterlife in hell...
Surely, nobody would risk feeling such regret in the
hereafter. In this case, what one has to do is apparent:
every single person in this world still has the time to seize