Remembrance 1 from Chapter 121

IT IS MUSTAḤABB to engage in dhikr of Allah and to ponder what the deceased will encounter, what his destiny will be, and the consequences of what he was engaged in. One should consider that this is the last stage of this worldly life and the destiny of its inhabitants. One should be extremely careful to avoid worthless chatter, for this is a time for contemplation and dhikr and it is despicable to engage in forgetfulness, jest and vain talk. If vain talk is prohibited in all circumstances, is it not especially so in these?

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