Loving And Living The Quran

Allah says: "Spend from what We have provided you before death comes to one of you and he says: 'My Lord, if only You would delay me for a short time so that I could give charity and be among the righteous.' But Allah never delays a soul when its appointed time comes." (63:10–11) These verses place us at a powerful moment: the threshold of death. In that instant, everything becomes clear. The time we had. The opportunities we postponed. The relationships we delayed repairing. The good we intended but never acted on. The person cries out: "If only I had a little more time." But the door has already closed. This scene highlights an important distinction between regret and remorse. Regret is the pain of a closed door. The realization arrives, but action is no longer possible. Remorse, however, is the pain that arrives while the door is still open. It is the discomfort that pushes us to act, repair, and return. Imam Ali (as) described remorse (nadm) as the first step of repentance. Not because suffering is the go