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CHAPTER
2
Self-Introspection
Son! Like a businessman, take
account of what you have done during the day so that you know what you have
done. If you have done any mistake or sin, then ask for Allah's forgiveness.
If you have to compensate somebody, then give him his dues. If you feel lazy,
idle or see waste of wealth, then criticise your soul (nafs). Be careful that
wastage like this does not occur again. If you have done any good deed, then
thank Allah and pray for more guidance.Masoomeen (a.m.s.) has said,
"Whosoever dose not do daily account of his deeds, he is not a Shia. It is the
duty of a Shia to scrutinize his account. If he has done good deeds then try to
do more good deeds and if he has done evil deeds, then he should ask for
Allah's forgiveness."(Usul-e-Kafi,
2, p.453)It has been written about some
Aarifs' that they always kept pen and paper ready with them. They wrote
down whatever they had said or done during the day. Lastly, at night they
scrutinized what they had done good deeds then they thanked Allah and if they
had done evil deeds, they asked for forgiveness from Allah.It is stated in Sohof-e-Ibrahim' that an
intelligent man should divide his time in four parts. One part for Allah's
prayers and remembrance, one part for self-introspection, one part to think and
ponder over Allah's creations, His craftsmanship and artistry and one part to
earn Halal wealth. It is this part that is the life of all the parts and is the
medium of peace of mind and heart.
