A wedding in paradise

It may be your fe as t while ot he rs are fas t ing O brot he r: we all want t o be t rot h t hat bride ; why t he n do we was t e he r by a t e mporary ple as ure or t he amus e me nt of t his worldly life ?

He is de prive d; ve rily he is de prive d he who drinks wine in t his worldly life and pre ve nt s hims e lf from drinking it wit h his wife in Paradis e . He is de prive d; ve rily he is de prive d he who commit s adult e ry in t his worldly life and pre ve nt s hims e lf from e njoying t he fair fe male s of he ave n. He is de prive d; ve rily he is de prive d he who lis t e ns t o t he s ongs in t his worldly life and pre ve nt s hims e lf from lis t e ning t o t he s inging of t re e s in he ave n wit h his wife .

Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be ple as e d wit h him and his fat he r, s aid: “by Allah, whoe ve r t ake s a part of t his worldly life but t hat it will re duce his s hare wit h Allah; e ve n if he was honore d in Allah's s ight .”

Ibn Al-Jawzi, may Allah have me rcy on him, s aid in Sayd Al-Khât ir: “as high as a human as ce nds in t his worldly life , his s t at us de s ce nds in t he He re aft e r.”

And above all Allah Glorifie d and Exalt e d, has s aid: {Whoe ve r wis he s for t he quick-pas s ing (t rans it ory e njoyme nt of t his world), We re adily grant him what We will for whom We like . The n, aft e rwards , We have appoint e d for him He ll, he will burn t he re in dis grace d and re je ct e d, (far away from Allah's Me rcy). (18) And whoe ve r de s ire s t he He re aft e r and s t rive s for it , wit h t he ne ce s s ary e ffort due for it (i.e . do right e ous de e ds of Allah's Obe die nce ) while he is a be lie ve r (in t he One ne s s of Allah Is lamic Monot he is m), t he n s uch are t he one s whos e s t riving s hall be appre ciat e d, t hanke d and re warde d (by Allah).} [Surat Al-Is râ’ 17:18-19] PDFmyURL.com