THE VALUE OF TIME

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Shaykh ᶜAbd al-Fattāḥ Abū Ghuddah (1917-1997), the author of the present work, was one of the leading scholars of the 20th century, especially in the field of ḥadīth and the sciences related to ḥadīth. He was taught by over 200 scholars, drawn from the fields of ḥadīth, fiqh, and other Islamic disciplines.

The book provides vivid insight into a subject of great importance, not only for students and scholars, but for every human being who regards time as a valuable gift from Allah ﷻ and is keen to appreciate this gift.

The Shaykh highlights the value of this immense blessing that is the setting of life, in particular in the field of knowledge and its people, and how it can give rise to amazing wonders, if one knew how to benefit from it, if one managed one’s time well, and avoided falling into excessiveness in speech, food, gatherings and meetings.

Thus one would achieve the most eminent legacies and the best and most lasting of deeds. One’s remembrance will be eternalized —due to the benefit he has caused—along with the pious good-doers.