Hadith 110

e fatigue, and the alienation from his loved ones, and great dangers? Then he does not know what is at the end of that, victory, or disappointment. But rather, the world is of three days, – a day gone past with whatever was in it, so it wouldn’t be returning, and a day you are in, so there is a right upon you to seize it, and a day you don’t know whether you will be from its people, and perhaps you will be departing in it. As for the day gone past, it is a wise teacher, and as for the day which you are (currently) in, it is a friendly teacher, and as for tomorrow, so rather it is in your hands to be hoping from it. So if it becomes yesterday, it’s wisdom will remain in your hands, and if it becomes this day of yours, it will comfort you with its arrival to you. It had been of long absence from you, and it is quick of the departure. Therefore, provide from it and bid it a good farewell. Take with the trusted deed, and beware of being deceived by the long hopes, and not let the worries of tomorrow enter upon you today. The worries of today are sufficient, and tomorrow will enter upon you with its occupation. You, if you were to load the worries of tomorrow upon today, it will increase in your grief, and your tiredness, and encumbrance. If you were to gather in your day what were to suffice you for days, the grief will be mighty, and the pre-occupation will increase, and the tiredness will intensify, and the work will be weal (wound) of the wishes; and if you were to vacate your heart from the long hopes you will strive in the work, and the wishes of tomorrow represented during today will harm you in two aspects – you will be working harder, and the worries and grief will increase. Or don’t you see that the world is a time between two (three) times? A time past, and a time remaining, and a time you are (currently) in. As for the past and the remaining, you will not find pleasure of its prosperity nor pain for its severities. Therefore, accord the status to the time past, and the time which you are in as the status of the two guests having lodged with you. The departed one condemned it awfully. Beware of the lodger with you releasing the experience for you. Your good deeds to the abode will delete your evils deeds of the past. Realise what your fatigue has wasted, from what you have received, and be careful lets the testimonies are gathered against you, so He-azwj would Punish you, and even if he is buried among the dead. It is said to him, ‘This is the world, from its beginning to its end. You have left it behind for your children who, there was no worry for you apart from it, or a day for a day to come to you. Therefore, work in it for yourself to choose a day you will be rebuked in it for evil what has been passed on upon entirety of the world for the children to be inheriting it. So, what prevents you, O arrogant, desperate, procrastinator, in working upon an opportunity before the permeation of death? And what makes the graves to be of greater reverence than what is in your hands, from you? Are you not striving in freeing your neck and untying your bondage, and saving yourself from the Fire upon which are Angels of extreme cruelty? ’
And he-asws said: ‘I-asws advise you all, servants