[وَلَلاٌّخِرَةُ
خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الاٍّولَى ]
(And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present.) meaning, the
abode of the Hereafter is better for you than this current abode. For this
reason the Messenger of Allah used to be the most abstinent of the people
concerning the worldly things, and he was the greatest of them in his disregard
for worldly matters. This is well known by necessity from his biography. When
the Prophet was given the choice at the end of his life between remaining in
this life forever and then going to Paradise, or moving on to the company of
Allah, he chose that which is with Allah over this lowly world. Imam Ahmad
recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "The Messenger of Allah was lying down
on a straw mat and it left marks on his side. Then when he woke up he began to
rub his side. So I said, `O Messenger of Allah! Will you allow us to spread
something soft over this straw mat' He replied,
«مَالِي
وَلِلدُّنْيَا، إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الدُّنْيَا كَرَاكِبٍ ظَلَّ تَحْتَ
شَجَرَةٍ ثُمَّ رَاحَ وَتَرَكَهَا»
(I have nothing to do with this world. The parable of me and this world is
like a rider who rests in the shade of a tree, then he passes on and leaves
it.)'' At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah both recorded this Hadith by way of Al-Mas`udi.
At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih.''
ICTruth.info