Attachment to the world makes one lose sight of eternity

Attachment to the world makes one lose sight of eternity

1987 6 June 13 Attachment to the world makes one lose sight of eternity (69) “There will come a day when you will be as insignificant as the flotsam carried by a flood,” the Prophet once said to his Companions, who asked him why that would be. The Prophet told them that something he termed “Wahn” would develop within them, and the Companions once again asked what “Wahan” was. “It is to love worldly things, and be reluctant to face death,” the Prophet explained.

Speaking little, and not holding grudges against anyone

1987 6 June 13 Speaking little, and not holding grudges against anyone (50) A companion of the Prophet lay dying. People saw that his face was shining, and asked why. “I had two habits which stood me in good stead,” the man explained: “for one, I did not indulge in idle talk, and, secondly, my heart was free of malice towards any Muslim.”