احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ تَعْجِزْ
cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart
Sahih Muslim 2664 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2664
Book 46, Hadith 52
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This instruction appears within a longer saying about strong and weak believers, goodness in both, useful effort, seeking Allah’s help and responding to setbacks. The words in parentheses are retained from the source translation. The omitted continuation addresses regret and divine decree; the excerpt does not promise that every effort will achieve its desired outcome. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2664. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Choose a useful next step that is within reach. Seek help where needed, while allowing yourself to learn from an outcome you could not control.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.