In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Once, I told myself not to be fooled by this world's temporary distractions. I got swept away....

Only myself to blame...

I acknowledge that Saff-Perdaus was a platform for my tarbiyyah. My usrah, my brothers, the constant reminders, the mathurat, the Quran memorisation, the hadith memorisation. All...now...gone...

Thank you Allah for this jolt last night. I know I can't do this alone. Surround me with such people again. At least if I don't remember you, they will remind me to.

Tarbiyyah.

Umar ibn Al Khattab (RA) once said to his companions, “Make a wish.” So one of them said, “I wish that this house was filled with gold so that I could spend it for the sake of Allah and give it in charity.” Another said, “I wish it was filled with precious stones so that I could spend them for the sake of Allah and give them in charity.”
Umar (RA) again said, “Make a wish.”
His companions didn’t know what else to say.
Then he (RA) said, I wish that it was filled with men like Abu Ubaydah ibn Al-Jarrah, Muadh ibn Jabal, Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudayfah, and Hudayfah ibn Al-Yaman (RA)*, so that I may employ them in the service of Allah.”
 

The best gift from any Muslim to his/her community is him/herself.

Allahummusta'an!