Dear brothers,

The process of reckoning starts with sitting with yourself every day for minutes, asking yourself: Why did I do that? Why did I abandon that? Why did I give? Why did I withdraw? Why did I break ties? Why did I get angry? Why I was satisfied? Why did I smile? Why did I rebuke? Why did I hit? Why did I reckon? Why did I cause harm?
“Call yourselves to account before you are called to do so …”
Your success lies in preparing an answer to your Lord.
A man who had a very influential position, where he can cause harm to people without being called to account, once asked me for advice. I said: “Do whatever you like. You can cause harm to whoever you want, and put people in prison as you wish, but don’t forget to prepare an answer to your Lord for every single thing you do.
Therefore, the believer’s success lies in preparing an answer, to Allah, for everything he does.