During our lives, we compete with one another in our worship of God and in acts of moral goodness.
HASAN al-Basri, who was an eighth-century Islamic scholar, once passed by some people who were rollicking, laughing and amusing themselves. He expressed his surprise and astonishment at those who waste time in indolence and laughter, whereas our lives are a racecourse where men compete with one another in their worship of God and outdo one another in moral goodness.
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