Someone asked Hassan Al Basri:
"What is the secret of your piety?" He replied,
"I understood 4 things:
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1. I understood my rizq cannot be taken by anyone so my heart is contended..
2. I understood no one can do my actions (worship) so I started doing them myself.
3. I understood Allah Ta'ala is watching me, so I felt shame to do wrong.
4. I understood death is waiting for me so I started to prepare for my meeting with Allah Ta'ala. "
May Allah grant us this understanding & guide us.
Ameen