Abdul Wahid on Contentment: Pleasure with Allah’s decree is Paradise of this world

Al-Sarri ibn Hassan reported: Abdul Wahid ibn Zayd, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Contentment is one of the greatest doors to Allah, the Paradise of this world, and the repose of the worshipers.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 6/156

عَنِ السَّرِيِّ بْنِ حَسَّانَ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ الرِّضَا بَابُ اللهِ الْأَعْظَمُ وَجَنَّةُ الدُّنْيَا وَمُسْتَرَاحُ الْعَابِدِينَ

6/156 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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