Age With Grace And All Will Be Well, Muslims Told

Bandar Seri Begawan – Muslims should appreciate the blessings and good things that Allah the Almighty gives them.

These include wealth and prosperity.

However, these are meaningless if one does not have good health or a good life.

The reminder was made in the Khutbah or Friday sermon yesterday.

All Allah's gifts and blessings would mean nothing without good health, the ability to think and make proper judgement as well as make good use the life that one lives.

However, many people often fail to count or appreciate their blessings, and are tricked or beguiled by worldly pleasures and comforts.

Allah's blessings are both priceless and countless.

The Khutbah says the gift of age is very important for without it one would not be able to be with family and friends or society.

All these and the opportunity to serve the Almighty till life ends therefore one should not waste the gift of life the gracefully ageing process .

The sermon added that as gratitude to Allah for the gift of age, the people should make the utmost of life doing good deeds and or serving God by performing Ibadah.

One should do things that Allah commands and avoid all, which the Almighty prohibits.

One should also one's parents, religion, ruler and the community as a whole, either with wealth, energy or even thought, with sincere intention to serve Allah.

The Friday sermon concludes that doing something that one regrets later is unwise, because the things that people do, in this world, good or bad, will be judged by Allah in the after world.  -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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