The Life of this World

"Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) like a rain (Ghayth), thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment, and (there is) forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure. And the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment." [57:20] Allah the Exalted degrades the significance of this life and belittles it by saying... The Life of this World 09 Aug 2011 Hits:108 I heard the Sheikh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah - may Allah sanctify his soul - say,
'Truly, there is a Heaven in this world,[And] whoever does not enter it,Will not enter the Heaven of the next world.'
And once he said to me,
'What can my enemies do to me?I have in my breast both my Heaven and my Garden.If I travel they are with me, and they never leave me.Imprisonment for me is a religious retreat [khalwa].To be slain for me is martyrdom [shahada]And to be exiled from my land is a spiritual journey [siyaha].'
... The Life of this World 01 Jun 2011 Hits:207 Ibn Umar (radhiallahu 'anhum) said: Allâh's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) took me by my shoulder and said: "Be in this life as if you were a stranger or a traveller on a path." [Reported by al-Bukhârî]
Ibn 'Umar used to say,
"If you reach the evening then do not expect to reach the morning, and if you reach the morning then do not expect to reach the evening. Take from your health before your sickness, and from your life before your death." [Reported by al-Bukhârî]
This hadîth is the foundation for limiting one's hope in this life. A believer... The Life of this World 14 Mar 2011 Hits:244
Imaam Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah) said:
“From the wonders that I see from myself and all other people is inclination towards heedlessness of what is in our hands, despite us knowing how short life is and despite us knowing the fact that increase of reward over there (the Hereafter) is tied to the deeds performed over here.
So, O soul! O you whose life is so short! Take advantage of these days of mine, and wait for the Day when all shall flee, and beware of preoccupying your heart with what it has not been created for.
Carry the burdens of your soul over... The Life of this World 14 Mar 2011 Hits:141A Fleeting Enjoyment

The Heaven of this World

Be in this Life as if you were a Stranger or a Traveller

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Life of this World