Consideration and the aftermath of happiness and sorrow

Translation

The book “Consideration and the Aftermath of Pleasure and Sorrows” by Ibn Abi Al-Dunya is a preaching and reminder book that collects hadiths and hadiths related to the fluctuations of the conditions of the world, and an explanation that every joy is followed by relief, that happiness does not last, and that calamities and temptations are inherent in life. The book aims to remind the reader of the reality of the mortal world, and to urge him to be patient and considerate, by narrating stories and news about kings, caliphs, and others, to show that the outcome belongs to God alone.