Routine

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Some people hate routines and some say routines are boring but we should have a routine in our lives nonetheless.

Allah has prescribed on us a general regular devotions (awrad) which is the obligatory worship. This is the first step to draw closer to Allah. You have the daily awrad--pray 5 times daily again and again, yearly awrad such as fast in Ramadhan every year, pay zakat every year, and hajj once in a lifetime. This is the minimum awrad that we must do.

Allah Almighty says,

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ قِيَـٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَـٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا ﴿١٠٣

...Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times. (103)

[Quran An-Nisa 4:103]

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا ﴿٤١﴾ وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ﴿٤٢

O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance (41) And exalt Him morning and afternoon. (42)

[Quran Al-Ahzab 33:41-42]

No state can be sound in the presence of neglect, and no wealth is useful in the presence of heedlessness.

Stick to the routines from the Quran and Sunnah; pray each prayer on time and say your morning and evening supplications on time.

Fill up your time with acts of worship so that no period of time elapses, whether by night or by day, without being used in some act of goodness. This is how barakah (blessings) within time is made manifest, the purpose of life fulfilled, and the approach of God the Exalted made constant.

You should structure your time, arrange your regular devotions (awrad), and assign to each function a set period of time during which it is given first priority but which it does not overstep. Imam al-Ghazali

You should allocate specific periods of time for your habitual activities such as eating, drinking, and working for livelihood.

Whoever has no wird (regular devotion) is a qird (monkey) -- Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Saqqaf

The very purpose of life is to become of those who are close to Allah and beloved to Him. There is a reward in this life for doing the regular acts of worship. By doing the acts, there is change that happens. With the change, there is knowledge that descend the heart and this is very pleasant. But the real reward is in the next life which outshines everything in this life.

Parents should help their children stick to bedtimes, mealtimes and bath times. Children feel more secure with structure and it will give you more time for yourself to do extra worship.

Accept routines in your life. Your body and spirit need a routine. A good sleep routine is key to be productive. A good meal routine is crucial for your body. Only eat when you’re hungry, not because you’re bored or depressed.

May Allah give us success and success is with Allah alone. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam