For some, this may be in the shower, or while commuting, or while standing in line for something. If not, use whatever schedule works for you - perhaps every two or three days, or once a week.Īlso, find a time that works for you. The key is to consistently review your deeds. Recount and review your deeds consistently at a time that works for you.Keep track of your deeds in some way that works for you - whether in your memory, or in a book, online document, etc.
Some modern day shuyookh advocate keeping a journal and noting down your deeds appropriately.įrom this, we find the two key points to take away: Other scholars performed other, similar acts of accounting. He would recount and account how beneficially his day passed. ‘Umar (radiallhu anhu) also praised a man who kept a bag of stones with him in the bag, the man placed one white stone for each good deed he did, and one black stone for each bad did he did. ( One source) Applying Muhasabah In Your Life Weigh your deeds before your deeds are weighed. From the Sahabaįrom the generation of the sahaba, we find a saying of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radiallahu ‘anhu):īring yourself to account before you are taken to account. It mentions taqwa, then mentions we need to take ourselves to account, then mentions taqwa again. This ayah unequivocally states that we need to take ourselves to account before the Day of Repayment. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow – and fear Allah. Translation: O you who have believed, fear Allah. We see this concept from the beginning of Islamic history.: In the Qur’an The first practical step to gaining taqwa is accountability, known as muhasabah in Arabic taking account of your actions.
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