HOW DID HAZRAT ABDULLAH
IBN MUBARAK GAIN INNER PEACE?
Hazrat Abdullah Ibn Mubarak RE used to say that there was a phase in my
life when I spent all my time with very rich friends. But at that time no one
was more distressed and sad than me. Whenever I visited a friend I saw that
their house was better than mine, their transport was better than my transport,
and their clothes were more expensive than my clothes. No matter how expensive
clothes I bought, there was always some friend whose clothes were more
expensive than mine. Then, instead of rich people, I started spending time with
people who were financially just average. As a result of that I gained inner
peace and tranquillity because when I visited a friend now I saw that my house
was better than theirs, my transport was better than their transport, and my
clothes were costlier than their clothes, and I thank Allah Ta’alah that He has
blessed me with so much more wealth than other people. This is contentment (قناعت), and unless a person achieves it he will always remain dissatisfied and unhappy.
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