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The world — a prison for the believer

Thursday, April 9, 2026

الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ
Transliteration

Ad-dunya sijnu-l-mu'min, wa jannatu-l-kafir.

Translation

The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih Muslim 2956
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