PROCRASTINATION IN PERFORMING PIOUS DEEDS (TASWÎF)

“Taswîf” is postponement of doing good deeds. It is “musâra’at” to act fast in doing acts of worship and pious deeds. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “Perform repentance ‘tawba’ before you die. Act quickly when doing good deeds before an obstruction rises to block performance of those good deeds. Remember Allâhu ta’âlâ much. Act quickly in giving ‘zakât’ and alms. You will receive sustenance ‘rizq’ and help from your Lord by doing these.” And “Know the value of five things before five things arrive: value of life before death; value of health before illness; value of earning âkhirat in the world; value of youth before old age; and value of wealth before poverty.” A person who does not observe the obligatory almsgiving (zakât) and does not spend his wealth in the way of Allâhu ta’âlâ will be very sorry upon losing his wealth. Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sal-lam’ states in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “One who does ‘taswîf’ will perish.”