Islam is in the western world to stay but it is not necessary welcome.  Being bombarded with images of Muslims behaving badly, non-Muslims around the world especially in North America and Europe are increasingly expressing anti-Muslim sentiment. 

As a result, many Muslims encounter some form of discrimination periodically be it in their daily lives or through the media. This, coupled with dealing with less than ideal conditions in many of our home countries, is making many Muslims very stressed.

Perhaps the title of this short article would make you say, “Here’s a hadith (Prophetic narration) about the fantastic, unimaginably wonderful things in paradise!” But the truth is that the wonders referred to in this hadith are very much attainable in the here and now, and very much pertain to our day-to-day life. This hadith in fact, it is the key to happiness itself!

The hadith is narrated in Sahih Muslim, where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,