Then Allah says,
[بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ
الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا ]
(Rather you prefer the life of this world.) meaning, `you give it precedence
over the matter of the Hereafter, and you prefer it because of what it contains
of usefulness and benefit for you in livelihood, and your returns (i.e., income,
profitable gain).'
[وَالاٌّخِرَةُ
خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى ]
(Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.) meaning, the reward of
the final abode is better than the worldly life, and it is more lasting. For
indeed, this worldly life is lowly and temporal, whereas the Hereafter is noble
and eternal. Thus, how can an intelligent person prefer that which is
short-lived over that which is eternal. How can he give importance to that which
will soon pass away from him, while ignoring the importance of the abode of
eternity and infinity. Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari that the
Messenger of Allah said,
«مَنْ أَحَبَّ
دُنْيَاهُ أَضَرَّ بِآخِرَتِهِ، وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ آخِرَتَهُ أَضَرَّ بِدُنْيَاهُ،
فَآثِرُوا مَا يَبْقَى عَلَى مَا يَفْنَى»
(Whoever loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever
loves his worldly life, will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his
Hereafter, will suffer in his worldly life. Therefore, chose that which is
everlasting over that which is temporal.) Ahmad was alone in recording this
Hadith.
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