I am amazed concerning the Hellfire, how does the one who could flee from it sleep?
And I am amazed concerning the Jannah, how does the one who desires it sleep?
For by Allah, if you neither desire Paradise, nor fear the Hellfire, then you are destroyed and grievous will be your sorrow, interminable your sadness and without limit your tears.
You will be amongst the wretched, the punished ones.
So if you claim that you are amongst those who seek refuge from the Fire and desire Paradise, then strive for that which you seek and do not be misled by your worldly desires.


- A pious slave