World a Prison The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The world is a prison for a believer and Paradise for a non-believer.” [Muslim] Enjoyment is in the Akhirah. Dawood at-Taaee said, “Make this world (Dunya) your fasting and your Iftaar your death.” [Taarikh al-Baghdaad] It is said that Dawood Taee (rahmatullah alaihi) used to take crumbs of bread soaked in water, and that was the only meal he took every day. On being asked why he did so, he replied, “By drinking this liquid food, instead of chewing and swallowing bread, I can save enough time to recite fifty Ayaat of the Holy Quran.” Once a visitor came to see him and told him that the beam of his room had cracked. He said, “I have not looked up at the ceiling of this room for the last twenty years.” Not only did these pious beings avoid indulging in idle talk, but they also abstained from idle gazing.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:55:50 +0000
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