Reminder: I am not the master of the day of judgement

Character and EthicsSpirituality

I saw one praying eight rakʿahs of tarāwīḥ and said, “He is lazy.” I saw another praying twenty and said, “He hastens and does not recite properly.” I saw one bare-headed and said, “He is far from the way of the righteous.” I saw another wearing a turban and said, “He is showing off and feigning piety.”
I left no one without passing judgement, no honour without violating it, until it became clear to me that I was the one afflicted, and that my tongue was the true offender.
Then it was said to me: “O heedless one! Were you sent as a judge over mankind? Were you given the keys to hearts? The people have a Lord who will call them to account, and you have a Lord who will call you to account. You have passed sixty; what have you prepared for the Day when secrets are laid bare and deeds are weighed? How wretched you are, preoccupied with the faults of others while your grave is nearer to you than your suspicions of them.”
Blessed is the one whose own soul distracts him from others; and woe to the one who loosens his tongue and locks his heart.

(by: Dr Mohammed Akram Nadwi, Oxford, 3 Ramadan 1447)