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The Prophet ﷺ shared this beautiful analogy with us:

In an authentic narration [Bukhari] He ﷺ told us the example of the believers and disbelievers is like a boat.

The believers have the top deck- so they can easily access water.

The disbelievers have the lower decks, and need to ask the people upstairs every time they need water,

So they decide “hang on, why don’t we just cut a hole in the bottom of the ship, so we can get our own water?”

And if the believers don’t take action, then everybody drowns.

Now maybe you’ve heard this hadith, probably lots of times in your life,

But you know right now I think it’s meaning really resonates the most.

Because it feels like we’re all drowning.

We’re all feeling the economic pressure.

And the natural reaction in times like these is to become complacent.

To hide and not take risks,

But not acting is what’s causing us to drown in the first place.

Look, the only solution we have right now is to ride with the tides.

That means stepping out of our comfort zone, taking calculated risks, and leaving the rest to Allah.