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The thing I fear for you most is following desires and having extensive
hopes (about this worldly life). Following one’s desires blocks you
from the truth, and having extensive hopes makes you forget the
hereafter. Verily, this worldly life is departing and the hereafter is
approaching and each of them has its children. So be children of the
hereafter, not children of this world, for today there are
(opportunities to do) deeds and there is no reckoning, but tomorrow
there will be reckoning and no deeds.
Ali Ibn Abu Talib (R.A.) Quoted by Al-Bukhârî, Al-Sahîh, The Book of Raqâ`iq |