سيلفيا

1. Independence

2. Self-confidence

3. Persistence

4. Creative thinking

5. Being thick skinned

6. Knowing who you are and what you want from life

7. Setting clear goals – and going after them

8. Being focused

9. Optimism

On the day of Qiyammah, every single person will be made to cross the Bridge of Sirat. It is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword. Fire shall be underneath it and paradise shall be across it. Humanity shall be frightened and every sinner shall slip, trip and fall into the fire. A mother shall not even want to help her child on that day, but do you know what Rasūl'Allāh ﷺ will do? He'll stand by the bridge and watch his ummah cross it. With tears in his eyes, he'll say, "O Allah, give safety to my people!"

Shaykh Sālih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

“The Sirāt is a bridge which will be placed over Hell, it is finer than a hair strand and sharper than a sword. People will pass over it according to their deeds. Whomsoever hastened to perform good deeds in this worldly-life shall pass swiftly over the Sirāt. Whomsoever was slow in performing good deeds and whomsoever used to mix righteous deeds with bad deeds, and these bad deeds [of his] were not forgiven by Allāh, then perhaps he may slip into the Fire and [from that] we seek refuge with Allāh!

People will vary in the way in which they shall pass over the Sirāt. From amongst them some shall pass in the blink of an eye, some shall pass as [quick as] lightning, some shall pass like the wind, some shall pass like racing she-camels, some shall pass by like high-spirited riding horses, some shall pass like fast camels, some shall walk, some shall crawl, and some will be thrown into Hell. None shall pass over this Sirāt except the Believers. As for the disbelievers, they will not pass over it, because on the Day of Resurrection they will be driven directly into the Hell-Fire.”

We ask Allāh for physical well-being [i.e. safety]

Sharh Riyaadh as-Saaliheen 1/470 | Shaykh Sālih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله

I worry that I can’t appreciate the present moment because I’m too scared of what’s to come, what ifs , or what is completely out of my control.