Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

1. Introduction

Psychologically, humans have an "Emotional Tank" that can only be filled through quality interaction, not with piles of material things. Working nonstop causes chronic stress that erodes empathy. When the brain is constantly in survival mode to chase money, the part of the brain that regulates affection (oxytocin) goes dull. Your physical presence at home without the presence of your soul is emptiness. So, making time is not just about resting, but restoring your essence as a human with a ruh, not merely a rupiah-printing machine.

Evidence from the Qur’an and Hadith :

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَآ اَوْلَادُكُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ ۚوَمَنْ يَّفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ

"O you who believe! Let not your wealth or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. And whoever does that—they are the losers." (QS. Al-Munafiqun : 9)

وَلِزَوْجِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا ، وَلِجَسَدِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا

"Indeed, your wife has a right over you, and your body has a right over you [to rest]." (HR. Muslim)

2. Lessons and Messages

True success is not when you can afford everything, but when you still have time to enjoy what you have with your loved ones. Do not become a “stranger” in your own home. A job that robs you of your role as a father, a husband, and a servant of Allah is a loss that no salary can ever repay.There was a little boy who saved his allowance for months just to “buy” one hour of his father’s time. When his father came home late at night, the boy handed him the money and said, "Dad, here’s 100 thousand—can I buy just one hour of your time tomorrow morning so we can have breakfast together?" The father wept, realizing he had been giving luxury, but letting his child starve for affection.Life is like a circus performer juggling five balls. The balls are: Work, Family, Health, Friends, and Worship. Work is a rubber ball; if it drops, it will bounce back. But the other four—Family, Health, Friends, and Worship—are glass balls. If one falls, it will crack, get chipped, or even shatter to pieces. Don’t sacrifice glass balls while chasing a rubber one.Many husbands feel like heroes because they leave before dawn and come home after midnight. Sir, if you’re only home to sleep and shower, you’re not the head of the household—you’re an “executive boarding house tenant.” Don’t let your child one day ask his mother, "Mom, who’s that man who sleeps in your room every night? He’s handsome but rarely talks

3. Conclusion

Dear brothers and sisters, in truth, time is the only asset that cannot be bought back. Make time to sit with your wife, joke with your children, and humble yourself in gatherings of knowledge. If your job consumes all your time, then in reality you are bankrupt in the form of a rich man.

والله أعلم بالصواب

الحمد لله رب العالمين

Wassalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Abu Sultan Al-Qadrie