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Procrastination is the avoidance of a task which needs to be accomplished. It is the practice of doing more pleasurable ones, or carrying out fewer things in place of less urgent tasks instead of more urgent ones, thus putting off impending tasks a later time. Sometimes, procrastination takes place until the last minute before a deadline. Procrastination can take hold on any aspect of human life and can lead to feelings of guilt, inadequacy, depression, and self-doubt.
Prior to Islam, there were people without any sense of human achievement or performance, but once they were exposing to the empowering message of the Quran, they became energized and utterly transformed; they shook off their complacency and lethargy, and became peak performer and achievers. Whatever they touched was changed anew through their dynamic faith.
The Quran spoke thus about their faith, ''Is he -who was once dead and then we revived him (through the message of Islam) and thus we appointed for him a light whereby he walks among people – comparable to the one who is steeped in darkness, never able to come out of it?'' (Al-an'am: 122)
The remedy for fighting procrastination, therefore, is to nurture such faith.
Coming to precise tips based on such a vision that one can readily apply in order to empower oneself and shake off the habit of procrastination, let us state the following:
1. Procrastination is a learned habit; habits are formed by repeated acts. So the best way to fight procrastination is to take immediate steps to do the thing one is procrastinating. So every time one is tempted to procrastinate, one must do whatever it takes to do just the opposite. It may be hard in the beginning, but by repeating it over and over, one learns to break the habit. This process must continue until one has learned the habit and thus it becomes a second nature.
2. As you rise in the morning put yourself in a positive mind set by counting the blessings of Allah thus emulating the beautiful example of our beloved Prophet, peace be upon him, and praying to Allah to grant you a successful day full of blessings.
3. Try to start your work after fajr for the prophet, peace be upon him, prayed to Allah “O Allah, bless my ummah in their early morning endeavors.”
4. Turn to Allah in supplication and seek his help in fighting sloth, laziness, and helplessness through the following prayers (Du'a's):
Allahumma innee a'dhu bika mina al-'ajzi wa al-kasl wa al jubun wa al-bukhl wa ghalabati al –dayni wa qahri al-rrijaal
(O Allah, I seek refuge in you from helplessness, sloth, cowardice, and burden of debts and domineering men.)
Laa ilaaha illa Allahu Al-'azeem al-haleem, la ilaaha illa allaahu rabbu al-'arshi al-'azeem, laa ilaaha illa Allahu rabbu al-ssamaawaati wa al-ardhi wa rabbu al-'rshi al-kareem
(there is no god but Allah, the glorious and Clement; there is no God but Allah, Lord of the Great Throre; there is no God but Allah, Lord of the heavens and earth and the Noble Throne).”
A'udhu bika min sharri hadha al-yawmi wa sharri ma ba'dahu
O Allah! I beg you to grant me the best that this day holds out in terms of success, victory, and blessings; and I seek refuge in you from the worst that this day holds out and the days after).”
- Abdur-Razak Fateemah
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