Low Expectation

The Prophet (SAWA) told Ibn MasÝÙd, ‘Lower your expectation such that when you wake up in the morning, you say, ‘I will not see the night and when you go to sleep at night, you say, ‘I will not see the morning. And be prepared to depart from this life and yearn to meet Allah.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who is sure about leaving his loved ones, dwelling under the earth, facing the final Account, and that he will be needless of what he leaves behind, and needy of what he has sent forth [for the Hereafter] deserves to shorten his expectation and lengthen his action.

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Equip yourself with low expectation for this worlds life.