وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And[...]
فَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ So be patient over what they say and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during[...]
وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ “and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased." (Surah Taha: 84) Hastening to Allah’s pleasure is the best thing we can do in this one life we are given. When we hasten to seek Allah’s pleasure in our work, it shows our eagerness to be near Him and to attain His approval, because it is His approval that ultimately matters. However, more often, we spend our lives trying to please other[...]