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Be a stranger or a traveller

كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ

Kun fi-d-dunya ka-annaka gharibun aw abiru sabil.

"Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller on the road."

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar. Sahih al-Bukhari 6416 · Nawawi's Forty · #40

A short reflection

Ibn Umar would add: When evening comes, do not wait for morning. When morning comes, do not wait for evening. The traveller does not unpack heavily.