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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3013 (Book 47, Hadith 65) #28662
The Illusion of Life on Earth

SUMMARY: The life of this world is only an illusion and the space taken up by a whip in Paradise is better than the world and all that it contains.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed the space in Paradise taken up by a whip, is better than the world and what is in it. Recite if you wish: 'And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (3:185)'."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنَّ مَوْضِعَ سَوْطٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَخَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ ‏:‏ ‏(‏فَمَنْ زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ ‏)‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
paradise  *  illusion  *  success  *  jannah  *  hulool  *  najaat  *  sabr  *  tawajjuh  *  khairaat

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds so you can be admitted into paradise when your time comes .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the idea that life on earth is only an illusion. It suggests that what we think of as success in this world - wealth, power, fame - are nothing compared to what awaits us in Paradise. The Messenger of Allah said that even a space taken up by a whip in Paradise is better than all the riches and pleasures found here on earth. He then recited verse 3:185 from the Quran which states “And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception” as further proof for his point. This hadith serves as a reminder for us to not get too attached or distracted by worldly matters but instead focus our attention on doing good deeds so we can be admitted into paradise when our time comes.

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