Reality of the worldly life in the eyes of the truthful

The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

When those granted Tawfeeq realise the (inferior) status of the worldly life and its short period of residence, they kill their (vain) desires. When they become heedful of (that state of) heedlessness, they make streneous effort to recapture that which the enemy (Iblees) snatched from them during the times of idleness. When the path towards (obedience) is prolonged, they understand and remember the goal (behind their efforts), thus, that which seems to be far away (i.e. the Afterlife) becomes close. Every time their lifespan is prolonged, they are reminded of the statement of Allah:

هَـٰذَا يَوۡمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى ڪُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ

This is your Day which you were promised.

An Excerpt from Al-Fawaa’id. Page 77