hadith
1564
۞
God's Prophet (a.s) said: “The world is a prison for a believer and a cause of his grief. But it is the Heaven for the pagans, and is a source of comfort for them.”
وقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن الدنيا سجن المؤمن وغم المؤمن، وإن الدنيا جنة الكافر وروح الكافر.
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