I had a thought which I wanted to share. If a person had to cross a country and was presented different paths to choose, such as a path through a dangerous jungle or over a mountain or through an underground cave, an intelligent person would certainly choose the simplest and easiest path. This would allow them to reach their destination safely while achieving peace of mind and body. Only a fool would choose a difficult and dangerous path thereby unnecessarily burdening themself.
In reality, each person is on a journey through this world and their destination is the hereafter. Therefore, an intelligent muslim should choose the path through this world which is easy and straight forward in order to reach the hereafter safely. This path consists of fulfilling the commands of Allah, the Exalted, refraining from His prohibitions and facing destiny with patience according to the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and only take from this material world in order to fulfil their necessities and the necessities of their dependents without waste, excessiveness or extravagance. This would allow them to reach the hereafter safely while obtaining peace of mind and body. But the more one indulges in the excess of this material world and unnecessarily devotes themself to people and their desires the more difficult their journey will become. This attitude will only deprive them of peace of mind and body and reduce the chances of them reaching the hereafter safely.
To conclude, muslims must understand that life is a journey so they should therefore be kind to themselves and choose the simple and easy path in order to reach the hereafter safely thereby obtaining peace of mind and body in both worlds.
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