بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib – may Allāh be pleased with him – said:
“The thing I fear most for you is the following of desires and (having) long hopes, for following desires prevents you from the truth, and long hopes prevents you from the hereafter.
Indeed, this world has departed and turned it’s back (i.e. is leaving you), and the hereafter has departed and is approaching (i.e. coming towards you).
And each of them has (it’s) children, so be among the children of the hereafter, and do not be among the children of the world; for today is (opportunity for) action and no reckoning, and tomorrow there is reckoning and no (opportunity for) action.”
(I’lām Bi-fawāid ‘Umdatul-Ahkām of Ibn Mulaqqin 1/637)
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