There is no 'empty time'
1999.04.01
Everything must be in its time. You cannot put it out of its time, because every momet is occupied. You cannot find time that is ‘empty’. Therefore, in our Tariqat, there is no delaying actions. Actions must be done in their times. As Allah Almighty says: “For prayer there is a special time and order.” This is a sign for us. Asking us to delay our actions comes from the nafs. Our nafs is very lazy; it doesn’t like to move, and therefore it wishes to delay every- thing. To our nafs, it seems easy to say: “I shall do it tomorrow.” It is always looking for an escape from serious actions; it only likes to play.