Imaam Ibn Abdul-Barr [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
From the most precious of your possessions is your time. The scholars’ attitude towards their time was precise, always scrutinizing what they are doing with it. Constantly reviewing what they were doing with it, meant that they were determined, everything they did had a purpose, they repelled laziness and distanced themselves from sluggishness.
This was the renowned Companion, Mu’aadth ibn Jabal [May Allaah be Pleased with him], when he was about to die he said to his slave-girl; “Woe to you! Have we reached the morning?” She replied, “No”. He left a watch behind with her. Then he said, “Do you see it?” She said, “Yes”. Mu’aadth said, “I seek refuge in Allaah, from this morning to the fire”. Then he said, “Welcome death, welcome visitor that came in privacy. The person who regrets will not be successful. Oh Allaah! You Know that I don’t want to stay in this world to make rivers flow or plant trees, but I want to stay behind so that I can endure a long night and be extremely thirsty in the scorching heat and be crowded around the scholars in the circles of knowledge.”
Jaami Bayaan ‘Ilm wa Fadlihi 1/57
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