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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2323 (Book 36, Hadith 20) #27957
The Insignificance of the World Compared to the Hereafter

SUMMARY: The world is insignificant compared to the Hereafter and should not be given too much importance.

Qa'is bin Abi Hazim said: I heard Mustawrid, a member of Banu Fihr, saying: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "The world compared to the Hereafter is but like what one of you gets when placing his finger into the sea, so look at what you draw from it".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُسْتَوْرِدًا، أَخَا بَنِي فِهْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ مَا الدُّنْيَا فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلاَّ مِثْلُ مَا يَجْعَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِصْبَعَهُ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيَنْظُرْ بِمَاذَا يَرْجِعُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَوَالِدُ قَيْسٍ أَبُو حَازِمٍ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ وَهُوَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ

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world  *  hereafter  *  insignificance

QUICK LESSONS:
Focus on doing good deeds for eternal rewards

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes that the world is nothing compared to the Hereafter. It compares it to a person dipping their finger into an ocean and only getting a drop of water in return. This means that whatever we get from this world is insignificant when compared with what we will get in the hereafter. We should not give too much importance or value to worldly matters as they are temporary and will eventually come to an end, whereas our deeds in this life will determine our fate in the hereafter. Therefore, it is important for us to focus on doing good deeds so that we can reap its rewards in eternity.

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