A practicing, educated Muslim had a sudden deterioration of health and was brought into the emergency ward of the hospital.
The whole time, he was in a state of unrest and clutched his wife’s hand.
He suddenly got up and told his wife, “My wife!! This life is not for us! This life is not for us! Tell our children we belong to the Hereafter! Tell them that we belong to the Hereafter!” He was in great distress, and was adamant.
When the danger passed and he lived on, he was asked if he remembered the event, but he replied that he did not.
What the brother meant was that this life was not for the believer. Muslims all around the world should strive for the Hereafter instead, because that is the life of eternity. True, one should take the highest education available and live a comfortable life but along with it, he should practice Islam side by side.
This dunya (life) is not for us…
“This world is like a Paradise for a non-believer and it is a prison for a believer.”- (Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him)
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