بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that you are well.
This life is farmland for the next life. If you sow excellent seeds and nurture them properly, you will reap excellent harvest in the next life. Otherwise, what a lousy crop you will have for your eternal life?
We have a responsibility to improve our lives and we must take the best steps possible to improve it. We cannot sit back and watch where the tree falls because the tree might fall right on top of you. Whatever you do to improve your lives, if it is religiously motivated, then you will be successful even if all odds are against you. Otherwise, you will be among the losers. Remember we are on this earth for an appointed time only. Our graves are closer than we think. When the angel of death comes and pulls your soul out, all doors of repentance are closed and you have no right to appeal. What remains is what you have sown on this earth.
"... those are they brought nigh the Throne, in the Gardens of Delight a throng of the ancients and how few of the later folk) upon close-wrought couches reclining upon them, set face to face, immortal youths going round about them with goblets, and ewers, and a cup from a spring (no brows throbbing, no intoxication) and such fruits as they shall choose, and such flesh of fowl as they desire, and wide-eyed houris as the likeness of hidden pearls, a recompense for that they labored. Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin, only the saying 'Peace, Peace!' The Companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!) mid thornless lote-trees and serried acacias, and spreading shade and outpoured waters, and fruits abounding unfailing, unforbidden, and upraised couches. Perfectly We formed them, perfect, and We made them spotless virgins, chastely amorous, like of age for the Companions of the Right. A throng of the ancients and a throng of the later folk.
The Companions of the Left (O Companions of the Left!) mid burning winds and boiling waters and the shadow of a smoking blaze neither cool, neither goodly; and before that they lived at ease, and persisted in the Great Sin, ever saying, 'What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up? What, and our fathers, the ancients? Say: 'The ancients, and the later folk shall be gathered to the appointed time of a known day. Then you erring ones, you that cried lies,you shall eat of a tree called Zakkoum, and you shall fill therewith your bellies and drink on top of that boiling water lapping it down like thirsty camels.' This shall be their hospitality on the Day of Doom."
Qur'an Al-Waqi'ah 56:11-56
May Allah make us among the Companions of the Right and keep us away from the Companions of the Left. Ameen. Please keep us in your prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
Wassalaam
