Between You and the One in the Grave

[Umm Mohammad]

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allāh have mercy on him – once said during the funeral of a man

May Allāh have mercy on the man who works for the likes of this day; for today you are able to do what these brothers of yours, the residents of these graves, cannot do. So make full use of your health and free time before the day of distress and accounts comes upon you

Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Dhamm Al-Dunyā article 53