We often hear the popular saying or quote about time, 'time is gold'. In reality time is more than gold or any priceless things in this world. Islam guide mankind not only to the significance of time but also how people praise and invest the time. Allah the Almighty make this clear in the Qur'an when He says:
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Verily Man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. Qur'an (103:1-3)
In line with the above Qur'an direction we have to save time by spending it wisely, which really means investing it properly. Invest your time in bettering yourself mentally, physically and spiritually. As a muslim, we must be prompt in doing good deeds which will strengthen our iman or faith and following this enable us to gain Allah pleasure and mercy.
I often hear people constantly complaining, "I havent' just got the time." The truth is, you have enough time, if you know how to invest it. Goethe once said, "We always have time enough, if we will but use right." We are all definitely born equal. You don't have more time than I have, and nobody has less. In fact, no one can inherit time or keep it in a bank to gather interest. Wherever you go, an hour contains sixty minutes no matter who is spending it and even knowing the 'right' people cannot get you more than twenty-four hours per day.
On the Day of Judgment we shall be asked how we spent our lives, wealth and knowledge, that is, we will be questioned on how we spent everything that Allah has given us as narrated in the following Hadith:
Narrated Abdullah Bin Mas`ud Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said:
"A man shall be asked concerning five things on the day of resurrection: concerning his life, how he spent it; concerning his youth, how he grew old; concerning his wealth, whence he acquired it, and in what way he spent it; and what was it that he did with the knowledge that he had."
In other Hadith The Prophet Mohammad Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wasallam , urged Muslims to take the initiative to do good deeds before any difficulty arise. For instance, he said, "Lose no time to do good deeds before you are caught up by one of seven calamities awaiting you: a starvation which may impair your wisdom; a prosperity which may mislead you; an ailment which may damage your health; an old age which may harm your senses; a sudden death; the Dajjal (Antichrist); or Doomsday, which is indeed the hardest and most bitter." (at-Tirmidhi, al-Baihaqi) For some strange reason, the busiest people have time for anything. There is an old saying that says: "If you want something done quickly, give it to a man who is too busy to do it. He'll find time for it." The reason is that a busy person can't afford to let the tasks mount up. In fact, if you accomplish one thing at a time, all the jobs are usually taken care of. The busy man has to learn to arrange and economize his time. To him, time is too expensive a commodity to handle waste fully. Organization is certainly essential in order to use time properly.
