A Quote For When Life Feels Heavy

A quote I keep coming back to, quoted by Khurram Murad in his book ‘In The Early Hours.’

(Read for free here)

‘Whoever allows the world to become his biggest concern has nothing to do with Allah, and Allah will instill four qualities into his heart: anxiety which will never leave him, business which he will never be free from; poverty which he will never rid himself of, and hope which he will never fulfill.’

{Tabarani}

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Every time I find myself worrying so much about the future to the point I feel my heart caught in my throat…

Every time I find myself exhausted at the end of a day, running and running to get through my to dos, but still never finding enough time to finish it all…

Every time I find myself overthinking my finances and worrying too much about the pennies…

I come back to this quote. And it all makes sense.

I realise why life suddenly feels like it got so much harder, why my chest feels constricted and my shoulders weighed down more.

My focus had slipped away from what really mattered – Allah.

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