Do Not Blindly Feel Grief, Instead, Make Sure You Know the Value of the Thing Over Which You Feel Sad.
The Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“For me to say, ‘How perfect is Allah, All praise is for Him, there is none worthy of worship except Him, and Allah is the greatest,’ is more beloved to me than all that the sun rises upon.”
Of rich people, their castles, houses, and wealth, one of our pious predecessors said:
“We eat and they eat. We drink and they drink. We see and they see. We will not be called to account and they will be held accountable (i.e. for their wealth, how it was acquired and how it was spent).”
In the words of a poet:
“The first night in the grave causes one to forget,
The castles of Khosrau and the treasures of Caesar.”
Allah says:
And truly you have come unto Us alone [without wealth, companions or anything else] as We created you the first time.
(Qur’an 6:94)
The believers say:
This is what Allah and His Messenger [Muhammad] had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth.
(Quran 33:22)
And the hypocrites say:
Allah and his Messenger promised us nothing but delusions!
(Quran 33:12)
Your life is the product of your thoughts. The thoughts that you invest in will have an indelible effect upon your life, regardless of whether they are happy thoughts or miserable thoughts.
A poet said:
“Fear does not fill my heart before the occurrence of that which is feared,
And I don’t become overly distressed if that event does occur.”
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