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Salam to all,
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it's been such a busy semster for many of us... so here are words of wisdom...


Understanding the Reality of this World
The believer knows that this world is only temporary, that its luxuries are few, and that whatever pleasures exist here are always imperfect. If it causes a little laughter, it gives many reasons to weep, if it gives a little, it withholds far more. The believer is only detained here, as the Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) said: “This world is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the unbeliever.”This world is also fatigue, pain, misery and suffering, so the believer feels relief when he departs from it. Abu Qutadah ibn Rib’i al-Ansari used to say that a funeral passed the Messenger of Allah and he said: “He is now relieved, and people feel relieved of him.” The people asked, “O Messenger of Allah, how can he be relieved and people feel relieved of him?” He said, “The believing slave (who dies) is relieved of the fatigue and pain of this world and has gone to the mercy of Allah, when the rebellious slave dies, people, land, trees and animals are relieved of him.”This understanding of the reality of this world makes it easier for the believer to bear afflictions, pains, distress and anxiety, because he knows that they are an inevitable part of the nature of this life.(Source: “Dealing with Worries and Stress” by Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)