Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
“The
lifespan of a person is the period of his life, and there is no life for the
one who has turned away from the (worship) of Allaah, and is occupied with
other than Him, rather the life of the animals is better than his life. For
indeed, a person’s life is by way of his heart and soul, and there is no life
for a person’s heart except by having knowledge of its Creator, having love for Him, and worship
of Him alone, turning to Him in repentance, having tranquility and comfort in
His remembrance, and having delight in drawing closer to Him. So whoever is
deprived of this life has indeed been deprived of goodness in its entirety.
Rather there is nothing in this world with all that it has that could
compensate for this life (of having knowledge of Allaah, worshipping Him, and
having delight in drawing closer to Him etc.)”
[Ad-Daa’ wad-Dawaa’ (pg. 201), Daar ‘Aalim
al-Fawaaid print, 2nd edition]
Translation source: MarkazMuaadh Ibn Jabal Islamic Centre
