A Brief Description of Dunya

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Imam Abu Bakr ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abu ad-Dunya (r.a.) recorded, in Dham ad-Dunya, “It is reported that some people asked Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib (k.w.) to describe this dunya. 

‘Do you want a long description or a brief one?’ 

They replied, ‘A brief one.’ 

He said, ‘Its halal leads to Accounts being Taken from you, and its haram leads to the Fire.’”