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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الزهدChapters on Zuhd
بَابُ : مَثَلِ الدُّنْيَاChapter: The likeness of this world
Hadith 4113
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ , عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ , وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the disbeliever.’”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Just as a prisoner in jail is bound by many rules and cannot do anything without permission, similarly, a believer does not act according to his own desires in this world. Rather, at every step, he acts upon the commands of Allah. In return for this, he will be granted Paradise.
➋ A disbeliever lives a life of freedom in this world, that is, a life without restrictions. As a result, he is destined to receive the punishment of Hell. In comparison to the torments of Hell, even the harshest life in this world is equal to Paradise.
➊ Just as a prisoner in jail is bound by many rules and cannot do anything without permission, similarly, a believer does not act according to his own desires in this world. Rather, at every step, he acts upon the commands of Allah. In return for this, he will be granted Paradise.
➋ A disbeliever lives a life of freedom in this world, that is, a life without restrictions. As a result, he is destined to receive the punishment of Hell. In comparison to the torments of Hell, even the harshest life in this world is equal to Paradise.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4113
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The meaning is that just as a prisoner in a jail is bound by its rules and regulations, similarly, this world is like a prison for the believer. In it, the believer lives a life of faith and piety, protecting himself from desires and carnal passions. In contrast, the disbeliever remains free in every way, indulging in the pleasures of desires and passions, so that the world is as if a paradise for him, whereas for the believer it is a prison.
1:
The meaning is that just as a prisoner in a jail is bound by its rules and regulations, similarly, this world is like a prison for the believer. In it, the believer lives a life of faith and piety, protecting himself from desires and carnal passions. In contrast, the disbeliever remains free in every way, indulging in the pleasures of desires and passions, so that the world is as if a paradise for him, whereas for the believer it is a prison.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2324
