Ibn al-Qayyim on the Fact that Wasting Time is More Severe than Death

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “Wasting time is more severe than death, for wasting time cuts you off from Allaah and the Abode of the Hereafter, whereas death cuts you off from the dunyaa and its people.”

Fawaaidul-Fawaaid, p. 458.