In prayer we stand in front of God ﷻ and recite His words to Him. That in itself has layers that deserve gratitude: God ﷻ sent to us His words in a language we can speak. A language we can understand. He ﷻ commanded us to recite His ﷻ words. He ﷻ did not leave us to our own inadequate expressions. He ﷻ did not favor eloquent speech over the plain-spoken. He ﷻ commanded us to recite His ﷻ praise. So we stand. Several times a day. We recite His ﷻ words to Him ﷻ. And what is more deserving for Him ﷻ to hear? Which is better? His ﷻ words, or mine? Is it any surprise that The Most Merciful, commanded me to recite His ﷻ words when I desire to speak with Him ﷻ? The mercy of saving me from my words, and allowing me to speak the words He ﷻ has revealed. So read the Qur'an and remember the mercy of God ﷻ in allowing you to read, speak, and understand His ﷻ divine speech.
What is worth your time? And what's your criteria with which you answer that question? The sayings and aphorisms are plentiful: time is money, health before wealth, lost time is never found again. But time in and of itself is a tool. Admittedly it's a tool seemingly outside of our control, but it remains a tool nonetheless. And like any tool, it can be used to construct and destruct; towards meaningful growth and towards aimless meandering. So how can we truly measure what is worthy of our time? What should we be using this tool for? -- Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was once told by our beloved Messenger ﷺ that his faith would not be complete until he realized a love for the Messenger ﷺ more than he loved himself. Umar left and returned after a short while and professed that he had realized this love. How? Umar's son, Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them both) asked his father this question and he responded: I realized that on the Day of Judgement, I will not be able...