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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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How does a person know if they are prioritizing this worldly life over the Hereafter?

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One must examine their concern for this world and the space it occupies within their soul, thoughts, and actions.

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And compare it to their concern for the Hereafter and its deeds.

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If they find that their concern for this world and their striving for it—whether through trade, employment, or otherwise—

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Is greater than their concern for the Hereafter and their striving for it,

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And this is the state of most people today, except for those upon whom my Lord has had mercy,

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Then their worldly life has overwhelmed their Hereafter, and they have preferred the former over the latter.

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Their heart has become diseased with the love of this fleeting world.

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They are in grave danger and a truly bitter predicament.

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A person—and callers to Allah in particular—must be wary

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Of praying for worldly expansion under the pretext of benefiting the call and spending in the path of Allah the Exalted.

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That is a rugged and dangerous path, and Allah alone knows the secrets of the hearts.

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For how many have we seen who delved into this world,

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Only to be swept away by its waves and become inclined toward it.

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Satan placed for them a preoccupation and a burden in every one of its valleys.

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We ask Allah, the Majestic, for pardon and well-being.

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And that He grants us the concern to work for this religion,

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To support it, and to call others to His path,

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While transcending the love of worldly desires within our souls.