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Delivered by Ustadh Abdul Wahid Stephenson at Croydon ICT
In this lesson the ustadh explains chapter 55 in Riyadh-us-Saliheen: Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life (Zuhud), and Virtues of Simple Life:
This chapter covers Ayahs from the Qur’an and ahadith that encompass the following:
- Dangers of following ones desires
- Distractions of the dunya
- The value Allah gives the dunya compared to the Aakhira
- The value we give the dunya compared to the Aakhira
- How Quick the situation in the dunya changes
- Don’t forget that life in the dunya is not eternal
- Prepare yourself for the Aakhira by doing good deeds
- Live in this life as a person who is passing through
- Only take what you need
- A believer has the Aakhira in his heart and the dunya in his hands
- You can be wealthy and still live a life of Zuhud
