Sunday, February 24, 2008

The Dunya will never satisfy us!

Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,

InshaAllah everything is going well with you guys. Same old same old here, alhamdulillah. Little Maryam just turned 6 months this past Tuesday... she sits with support now, mashaAllah, and inshaAllah will soon be sitting independently.

By the way, I will be in New Jersey on March 22 - April 6 (with a brief stopover in Washington DC on March 24-28 for training). Look forward to seeing some of you guys again inshaAllah.

Here is the hadeeth I wanted to share. MashaAllah, it shows that no matter how much we are given in the dunya, things of this dunya will NEVER satisfy us. The true reward lies with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, in the aakhira, in seeking His repentance, and thus earning His pleasure. May Allah allow us to understand and implement this hadeeth in our lives. Aameen.

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If the son of Adam possessed a valley full of gold, he would want to have two valleys, yet his mouth will only be filled by earth. Allah turns towards those who turn in repentance." [Bukhari, Muslim]

wassalaam,
Ahmad

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