LOVE FOR THE DUNIYA The Punishment of Fire

*LOVE FOR THE DUNIYA*

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*The Punishment of Fire*

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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! 

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Even When Allah ﷻ commanded,

*وَ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا آيَاتُ اللهِ هُزُواً*

And don't take the Ayaat of Allah as a joke.

[2:231]

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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! 

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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]

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They still took their Dunya for the utmost priority! 

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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 via our actions while our speech affirms the Ayaat of Allah.

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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

 *إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَـفِرِينَ*

"They will say: "Indeed Allah has forbidden both upon the disbelievers"

[7:50]

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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]

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How much do we forget Allah ﷻ in our lives?

Isn't it time we turn back to Allah ﷻ?

Reflect!

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