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LOVE FOR THE DUNIYA
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Warning for the heedless
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Allah ﷻ says
الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا
Those who took their religion as amusement and play
[7:51]
They took the Deen for a joke and thought they could waste their time with the Dunya in their lives!
Even When Allah ﷻ commanded,
وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا آيَاتُ اللهِ هُزُواً
And don’t take the Ayaat of Allah as a joke.
[2:231]
And the third quality of these people?
وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا
And the life of this world deceived them!
[7:51]
They were deluded by the Dunya, deluded by its allure and beauty, and they were pushed away from Allah ﷻ!
Even after Allah ﷻ warned
وَ مَا الحَيَاةُ الدُّنيَا اِلَّا مَتَاعُ الغُرُور
And what is the life of this world except a temporary delusion.
[3:185]
They still took their Dunya for the utmost priority!
Their punishment?
فَالْيَوْمَ نَنسَـهُمْ كَمَا نَسُواْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـذَا
So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day
Meaning, Allah ﷻ will treat them as if He has forgotten them. Certainly, nothing escapes Allah’s perfect watch and He never forgets anything.
وَمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ
And they used to reject our Ayaat.
[7:51]
Meaning, reflect on how we reject the Ayaat of Allah ﷻ via our actions while our speech affirms the Ayaat of Allah ﷻ.
These are the people it is mentioned in the Ayaat before,
They will cry out in Hellfire,
وَنَادَى أَصْحَـبُ النَّارِ أَصْحَـبَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُواْ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ
And People of Hellfire will call to the People of Jannah: “Pour on us some water or anything that Allah has provided you with.say
قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَـفِرِينَ
They will say: “Indeed Allah has forbidden both upon the disbelievers”
[7:50]
It is recorded in Sahihain,
Prophet ﷺ said that Allah will say
“Have I not gotten you married Have I not honored you Have I not made horses and camels subservient for you and allowed you to become a leader and a master”
He will say, “Yes.” Allah will say, “Did you think that you will meet Me”
He will say, “No.”
Allah ﷻ will say “Then this Day, I will forget you as you have forgotten Me.”
[Sahih Muslim 4:2279]
How much do we forget Allah ﷻ in our lives?
Isn’t it time we turn back to Allah ﷻ?
