Jagalah 4 Waktu ini Niscaya Hidupmu akan berubah - Ustadz Muhammad Nuzul Dzikri

Overview

The sermon presents four kinds of time that Muslims should deliberately protect to support spiritual growth and a more balanced life.

It begins by encouraging gratitude for the opportunity to worship and learn, and by emphasizing that time is more valuable than wealth. Those facing death may wish to return to worldly life so they can do good deeds they neglected.

The speaker also highlights the value of worship during difficult circumstances, using attendance at the mosque in rainy weather as an example. He describes the gathering as a blessing and an opportunity to draw closer to Allah—one more precious than material wealth. He encourages listeners to use Rajab, one of the four sacred months, as a chance to increase good deeds and train themselves to resist sin.

The Four Times to Protect

1. Time Alone with Allah

Set aside time for private worship, including prayer, Qur’an recitation, remembrance of Allah, and personal supplication. Night prayer is especially valuable because it involves worship when most people are asleep.

Private worship can also be a time to bring worries and sadness to Allah. The speaker contrasts this with spending hours seeking someone merely to listen to one’s problems. Serving others is highly meritorious, but it should not crowd out all time for private devotion.

The sermon invokes the promise of Allah’s shade on the Day of Judgment for, among others, a person who remembers Allah in solitude and weeps.

2. Time for Self-Examination

Regularly review your actions, shortcomings, and sins rather than focusing on other people’s faults. Before bed is a practical time to reflect on the day, seek forgiveness, and consider which good habits to maintain.

The speaker presents this practice as preparation for the reckoning in the Hereafter: those who take account of themselves in this life may have an easier reckoning later. He urges listeners to act while they still have time, drawing on the teaching that worldly life is the time for deeds, while the Hereafter is the time of judgment.

3. Time with Righteous Friends

Make room for close company with people who encourage faith and good conduct. Seek friends who will point out mistakes kindly and with good manners, rather than simply flattering or affirming everything.

A good friend can help identify strengths and weaknesses, offer useful advice, and discourage gossip, slander, and sin. The speaker warns that close companions strongly influence a person’s character, priorities, and religious practice. He recommends seeking the company of sincere learners and people committed to self-improvement.

He uses the Prophet Musa’s request for Harun as a companion in his mission to illustrate that even a great prophet did not seek to face a demanding task alone.

4. Time for Permissible Enjoyment and Hobbies

Make time for activities you enjoy, provided they are halal and pursued in moderation. Recreation can restore energy and support a person’s ability to fulfill duties, worship, and responsibilities.

The speaker cautions against both extremes: suppressing every ordinary desire and allowing hobbies to become excessive or interfere with obligations. He cites examples of the Prophet’s lightheartedness with his family and children to show that Islam allows joy and relaxation.

Practical Advice from the Question-and-Answer Portion

• Balancing hobbies and family: A husband may pursue a hobby such as badminton, but should be considerate of his wife, maintain appropriate boundaries, and keep the time proportionate. A short game should not turn into an unexplained absence lasting hours.
• Responding to recurring sins: Repent promptly after slipping, and do not publicize personal sins. The speaker also recommends strengthening belief in Allah’s names and attributes—especially awareness that Allah sees what people do—and filling solitary moments with worship and supplication.

Speakers and Sources

• Main speaker: Ustadz Muhammad Nuzul Dzikri, who delivered the sermon and answered questions.
• Audience members: Unidentified attendees asked about balancing hobbies with family life and overcoming recurring sins; the congregation also responded during the talk.
• Religious sources and authorities cited: The Qur’an; sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad; Shaykh al-Islam, Ibn al-Qayyim, Wahb ibn Munabbih, Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Hubayrah, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ibn Mas‘ud, Shaykh Salih al-‘Usaymi, and other scholars. The speaker also referred to the examples of Prophets Ibrahim and Musa and to the Prophet Muhammad’s companions.