Time Management - Part 2: Sunnah & Time Management

In the previous post, we saw that Time is very important to all of us, and that Allah Made mentions of it in His Holy Quran. (page last edited on 29/03)

Some Hadiths on Time Management

Amazingly, our beloved Prophet (S) taught us about Time Management, in the following hadiths:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 

Take advantage of five things before five others happen:
your youth before you grow old;
your health before you fall sick;
your money before you become poor;
your leisure before you become busy;
and your life before you die.

Reported by Al Hakim . 4/341

So almost every single point above is related to time, and that we MUST take advantage of it.

قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:
اغتنم خمسا قبل خمس:
شبابك قبل هرمك
وصحتك قبل سقمك
وغناك قبل فقرك
وفراغك قبل شغلك
وحياتك قبل موتك
رواه الحاكم . 4 / 341

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 

“There are two blessings which many people do not make the most of and thus lose out: good health and free time.” 

Narrated by Al-Bukhaari, 6412.

قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ ) رواه البخاري6412

والمغبون هو الخاسر في بيعه أو شرائه. 

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"A man’s feet will not move on
the day of resurrection until he will be questioned on his life, how he spent it; 
and on his knowledge what he did with it; 
and on his wealth, where he acquired it, and in how he spent it; 
and on his body how he used it.”
Reported by Tirmidhî 5197

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا تَزُولُ قَدَمَا عَبْدٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُسْأَلَ عَنْ عُمُرِهِ فِيمَا أَفْنَاهُ وَعَنْ عِلْمِهِ فِيمَ فَعَلَ وَعَنْ مَالِهِ مِنْ أَيْنَ اكْتَسَبَهُ وَفِيمَ أَنْفَقَهُ وَعَنْ جِسْمِهِ فِيمَ أَبْلَاهُ . رواه الترمذي ( 2417 )

Other Hadiths:

“O Allah, Make Barakah to my Ummah in its early hours” . Hadith

Make thus advantage of the early hours of the day starting from Fejr, for there are certainly blessing in time during these times.