5 Rabi'ul Akhir 144818 September 2026
The Insignificance of This World According to ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? الدنيا جيفة فمن أرادها فليصبر على مخالطة الكلاب
Dunya
21 Ramadan 144710 March 2026
Competing for the Hereafter
QuestionPlease provide the reference and Arabic text of the following: Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) said: "Whoever competes with you in your religion, then mutually compete with him, but whoever competes with you in [matters of this] world, then dump it around his neck."
24 Sha'ban 144712 February 2026
The Mahr of Jannah
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following: "Leaving the world behind is difficult, but leaving Jannah is even more difficult. And indeed, the price of Jannah is leaving the world behind."
14 Sha'ban 14472 February 2026
A Hadith on Prioritising the Hereafter
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "Whoever loves his worldly life will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter will suffer in his worldly life. Thus, prefer what is everlasting over what will vanish."
19 Jumadal Akhirah 144710 December 2025
A Narration Regarding the Presentation of Our Deeds to the Deceased
QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? ألا إنه لم يبق من الدنيا إلا مثل الذباب تمور في جوها، فالله الله في إخوانكم من أهل القبور فإن أعمالكم تعرض عليهم
4 Muharram 144730 June 2025
The statement of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud regarding the accumulation of worldly wealth
QuestionWhat is the reference for this statement of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu)? قال ابن مسعود: الدنيا دار من لا دار له، ومال من لا مال له، ولها يجمع من لا عقل له
23 Dhul Hijjah 144620 June 2025
The Example of This World Is That of a Jar of Honey
QuestionI am looking for the reference and the Arabic text of the following quote which I believe is attributed to Ibn Qayyim (rahimahullah). "The world is like a bowl filled with honey. Flies see it and rush towards it. Some land on the edge, take what they need, then fly…
17 Jumadal Ula 144619 November 2024
Minor Distractions Causes Man to Forget the Hereafter
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? "Astonishing is the son of Adam; at one moment his heart is engrossed in the Hereafter, yet the bite of a flea makes him forget the Hereafter entirely."
25 Rajab 14455 February 2024
A Comprehensive Masnun Du’a Asking Allah Ta’ala to Bless our Din, Dunya and Hereafter
QuestionKindly provide a reference for this du'a: اللهم بارك لي في دنياي التي فيها بلاغي
29 Jumadal Ula 144512 December 2023
A Sign That Allah Ta’ala Loves a Person
QuestionIs this a Hadith? When Allah loves a servant He increases his grief and whenever He dislikes a servant He expands his worldly possessions.
26 Rajab 144328 February 2022
The World Is Worthless in the Sight of Allah Yet It Belongs to Him
QuestionKindly mention the reference for this and the Arabic text: "The world is worthless to its Lord, and yet it belongs to him. So it's not right that you value it so much, and it's not even yours"
17 Rabi'ul Awwal 14423 November 2020
The Insignificance of This World
QuestionKindly translate the following Hadith: عن أبي بن كعب أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن مطعم بن آدم ضرب للدنيا مثلا بما خرج من بن آدم وإن قزحه وملحه فانظر ما يصير إليه
26 Muharram 144214 September 2020
Translation of a Du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Would Recite When Leaving a Gathering
QuestionCan you please provide an explanatory translation of the du'a in this answer?
20 Dhul Hijjah 144110 August 2020
Translation of a Hadith Regarding Four Categories of People
QuestionKindly translate this Hadith الناس أربعة، والأعمال ستة، فالناس موسع عليه في الدنيا والآخرة، وموسع له في الدنيا مقتور عليه في الآخرة، ومقتور عليه في الدنيا موسع عليه في الآخرة، وشقي في الدنيا والآخرة
16 Shawwal 14418 June 2020
The Person Who Makes This World His Abode, in Reality Does Not Have an Abode
QuestionWhat is the reference for this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "This world is an abode for whom there is no abode, a wealth for one who has no wealth and the one who has no intelligence gathers it."