possible for them to work in a healthy and peaceful environment
where they can submit themselves to Allah, take right action, and
consult with others in making decisions.
Besides this, a believer is very open-minded in his work-life
making both short and long term plans and mapping out the vari-
ous stages. And after he has begun the work, he will definitely cal-
culate the further stages, what measures will ensure him success in
the long run and possible alternatives. And he will take every pre-
caution that Allah has offered in the Qur'an to ensure that a mea-
sure he thinks beneficial to put into effect will not prove
disadvantageous at a later stage. While engaged in his work, he will
pray constantly to Allah from his heart, ask our Lord to make it
easy and he will consider that no enterprise will be successful, un-
less Allah wills it. He hopes that the work he does will be a way to
win Allah's pleasure.
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