Don't Delay -- A Lesson from Surah Yunus

Verse 90 Surah Yunus:
وَجٰوَزۡنَا بِبَنِىۡۤ اِسۡرآءِيۡلَ الۡبَحۡرَ فَاَتۡبـَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَجُنُوۡدُهٗ بَغۡيًا وَّعَدۡوًا‌ؕ حَتّٰۤى اِذَاۤ اَدۡرَكَهُ الۡغَرَقُۙ قَالَ اٰمَنۡتُ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا الَّذِىۡۤ اٰمَنَتۡ بِهٖ بَنُوۡۤا اِسۡرآءِيۡلَ وَ اَنَا مِنَ الۡمُسۡلِمِيۡنَ

Verse 90 Surah Yunus: And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with his hosts followed them in oppression and enmity, till when drowning overtook him, he said: "I believe that Lâ ilâha illa (Huwa): (none has the right to be worshipped but) He," in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the Muslims (those who submit to Allâh's Will)."

I am now learning and memorizing Surah Yunus. I learned that the ayah that is above about Firawn when he was drowning. He said the shahadah when he was drowning. But, then the Angel Jibreel came and put sand in his mouth, so he could not say that. Because he was very bad before that and was the enemy of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him).

So, I learned the lesson that it is not good to delay things until the last minute.



For example, don't delay to say the shahadah until the last minute. Don't delay to repent for your bad deeds. Don't delay your prayers until the time is almost done. Don't delay to go hajj until your very old. Don't delay to make up your fast until the next Ramadan comes. And don't delay giving charity ... “The best of all charity is that you give it while you are healthy and desirous (of that money), hoping to become wealthy but fearing poverty. Don’t delay until you are about to breathe your last and then you say, ‘This is for ‘so and so’ and this is for ‘so and so’’, for indeed, it has already been written that ‘so and so’ would receive that.” (Abu Dawud, Sahih)

So how about we all work together to not delay things until the last minute.