The illustrious scholar, Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih
al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله stated:
It was mentioned in an authentic hadeeth:
“This world is a prison for the believer and a Paradise
for the disbeliever.”
(Saheeh Muslim no. 2956)
So this world for the believer is a prison, because he
is waiting for that which comes after it of eternal bliss (i.e, Paradise), so
it is as if he is in a prison compared to what is awaiting him. As for the
disbeliever, then this world is his Paradise. That is because no matter what he
finds in this life of hardship and distress, compared to the punishment of the
grave and Hell-fire would be considered Paradise.
[Fath zi al-Jalālee
al-Ikraam bi sharh Buloog al-Maram, vol. 5, pgs. 364-365]
Translated
by www.markazmuaadh.com
27 March 2019, 5:50 AM GMT
