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The World is a Prison for the Believer

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Sahih Muslim · 2956·Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA)

الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ

Transliteration

Ad-dunyā sijnul-mu'mini wa jannatul-kāfir

Translation

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever."

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When you feel deprived of something worldly today, remind yourself — your real home and true reward lies ahead.

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The World is a Prison for the Believer – hadith in Arabic with English translation, Sahih Muslim 2956

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