You know the moment boredom hits, so your nafs craves entertainment?
Then, oftentimes, the next thing we find ourselves doing is scrolling on our devices... wasting time.
Then, your nafs may feel satisfied, but then after some time passes, you feel like you don't have the time to learn a new skill or language, cook or bake something new, build on that business idea, etc.
And this cycle repeats.
Subhan'Allah, we fail to realize that these exact moments, moments of 'boredom', are the moments we could, and really should, utilize towards what will benefit us.
قال رسول الله صلى الله عله وسلم:
نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ
صحيح البخارى ٦٤١٢
The Prophet SAW said:
"There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6412
With the distractions majority of us experience today, one way to begin overcoming these time wasting habits is to avoid screen time, and to slowly but surely replace it with benefit - such as writing, reading, going for a walk, etc., to really free up the mind.
May Allah AWJ make it easy on us to combat the distractions of the shaytan.











