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The Life of This World Is a Transient Shade | Islamic Articles

In truth, the life of this world is nothing but a (quick passing) enjoyment, and verily, the Hereafter that is the home that will stay forever. "(Quran 40:39)

"And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely with Allah is a great reward." (Quran 8:28)

"And covet not stress about things that we have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (polytheists), the splendor of life in this world, so we can try with it." (Qur'an 20: 131)

"And put forward to them the example of the life of this world: It is like the water (rain) which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth is mixed with it, and becomes fresh and green, but (after .) becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. Allah is Able to do everything. "(Quran 18:45)

"My likeness and the life of this world is that of a traveler who took a break at noon under the shade of a tree and then left." (Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and al-Hakim)

"Be in this world as a stranger or a wayfarer." (Bukhari)

"When Allah (Azza wa Jall) gives a person whatever he loves worldly disobedience despite its benefits, then that is a gradual inducement." (Ahmad and al-Bayhaqi)

"The time has come, while people have become more greedy for life in the world and the farthest from Allah." (Al-Hakim)

Yahya Ibn Mu'ath, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "I do not command you to abandon life to abandon sins Abandoning life is a virtue and abandoning sins is a duty, so their need for the latter is greater.. their need for the old "

Dear brother / sister,

This life is full of benefits and fortunes: The land on which man constructs his dwelling, and grows your food, drinks, dress ... etc., all represents the nourishment for the body and soul of man proceeding towards Allah. The man, of course, can not do without these vital needs. The wearing of these needs only according to their real need as commanded by Allah is saved and praised. But having more than necessary for himself falls into covetousness which will lead to damage rather than benefit, and therefore deviate from the right path towards Allah and the Hereafter.

Similarly, taking less than required for worldly benefits is harmful because the human body needs to meet certain basic needs and to increase their ability to worship God perfectly.

Amr Ibn Abdullah said: "The life of this world and the Hereafter, in the heart of a person, are like the two scales of a balance, when it becomes heavier the other becomes clearer."

Al-Hasan Al-Basri was asked: "Who will mourn more than the others on the Day of Resurrection?" He replied: 'A man whom Allah Subhanahu ta'ala has bestowed his grace and using that for the disobedience of Allah.' "

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab said, "Giving up worldly pleasures is a comfort to the heart and the human body."

Yahya Ibn Mu'ath said: "How can I love this life a living is decreed for me what keeps me alive and helps me perform the works of obedience that will lead me to Paradise?".

Abdullah Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The life of this world is paradise for a disbeliever and a prison for the believer When a believer dies and leaves this world, he feels like a prisoner who was released. going freely in the spacious land. "

Umar Ibn Abdil Aziz said: "The life of this world is not your permanent home, because Allah has decreed to be lost, and that all the inhabitants should leave How many a populated area will soon reach the ruins, and many a resident. happy soon leave your residence you must., therefore, to leave this world in the best way I can, and the best of provisions is piety from the life of this world is neither a home nor an abode for believer, he. should be in it, "either a stranger whose goal is to take the necessary steps and go home, or a traveler who is residing nowhere and who is carrying out the clock to reach a country of residence.

A poet said: "The man should take the minimum of worldly pleasures, because he goes to a fixed appointment, turn your eyes away from this life and its ornaments, make every effort to keep away from his desires, because it is one place of pleasures and temporal judgments, and all the people in it will perish. "