A prisoner is used to a regimented lifestyle, having to follow the instructions of the jailer. Rasoolullah (saws) said that this dunya is a jail for the believer. So a believer is one that not just believes, but gives their life for what Allah wants - work, wife, children, everything. Those that don't have this commitment, that follow their desires, are free, but are not believers.
This regulatory environment isn't for our difficulty. We should accept it. Believers enjoy it, surpassing the fardh and doing nafl.
And, just like when a prisoner is released and takes times adjust to his new found freedom, the believer will feel the same in Jannah (ask for firdaus). He will be welcomed. Host? Allah. He won't believe all the delights are for him. He'll want to do his Dhikr, his salah, out of habit. His welcome will dwarf all those of all the kings of this dunya. 70,000 rooms in just the courtyard of his mansion. Hoors will come, and he'll lower his gaze in purdah, but they'll say they're his wives, with his tahajjud being their dowry. Then the great princess, whose beauty will overwhelm even all the Hoors will come, his wife from the dunya. He will see his reflection in her, and then fully realise he's in Jannah.
Allah will announce there's no need for ibadat, just enjoy. Not temporary, like here. No toilet. No need for sleep, since no tiredness.
Then he'll say SUBHANALLAH, and feel beautiful as a result. Allah will say there's no ibadat except Dhikrullah! It's so beloved. But all Dhikr will be condensed into three kalimats - subhanallah (which is how to command angels for anything), alhamdulillah (will increase his rank). He will have a great social life. In this life, the mumin doesn't have time, because he's busy with his wazaif, ibadat etc., but he will always be meeting and greeting people, so the third kalimah is "assalamu alaikum".
So, in this life, when you get something you like, say subhanallah. When you do something good, say alhamdulillah. No pride, since Allah gave you the taufiq to do it. And give salaam when you greet each other. And give it first, don't have pride. Why have we left this? It is sunnah-muakadah and reply is wajib, and shaking hands is neither, so why do we focus on the latter? Why do we shake hands with the Sheikh, but not salaam? Why do some people not even give reply? Keep doing salaam until you get a reply. Initiate it to friend or foe, people you know or don't know. Say it nicely, not rushed. Enter the house with this so that Blessings enter, even if no-one is there. Teach your kids these sorts of manners. Not a hafiz who is rude. Salaam to Elders, shake hands to everyone in house on entry.
This regulatory environment isn't for our difficulty. We should accept it. Believers enjoy it, surpassing the fardh and doing nafl.
And, just like when a prisoner is released and takes times adjust to his new found freedom, the believer will feel the same in Jannah (ask for firdaus). He will be welcomed. Host? Allah. He won't believe all the delights are for him. He'll want to do his Dhikr, his salah, out of habit. His welcome will dwarf all those of all the kings of this dunya. 70,000 rooms in just the courtyard of his mansion. Hoors will come, and he'll lower his gaze in purdah, but they'll say they're his wives, with his tahajjud being their dowry. Then the great princess, whose beauty will overwhelm even all the Hoors will come, his wife from the dunya. He will see his reflection in her, and then fully realise he's in Jannah.
Allah will announce there's no need for ibadat, just enjoy. Not temporary, like here. No toilet. No need for sleep, since no tiredness.
Then he'll say SUBHANALLAH, and feel beautiful as a result. Allah will say there's no ibadat except Dhikrullah! It's so beloved. But all Dhikr will be condensed into three kalimats - subhanallah (which is how to command angels for anything), alhamdulillah (will increase his rank). He will have a great social life. In this life, the mumin doesn't have time, because he's busy with his wazaif, ibadat etc., but he will always be meeting and greeting people, so the third kalimah is "assalamu alaikum".
So, in this life, when you get something you like, say subhanallah. When you do something good, say alhamdulillah. No pride, since Allah gave you the taufiq to do it. And give salaam when you greet each other. And give it first, don't have pride. Why have we left this? It is sunnah-muakadah and reply is wajib, and shaking hands is neither, so why do we focus on the latter? Why do we shake hands with the Sheikh, but not salaam? Why do some people not even give reply? Keep doing salaam until you get a reply. Initiate it to friend or foe, people you know or don't know. Say it nicely, not rushed. Enter the house with this so that Blessings enter, even if no-one is there. Teach your kids these sorts of manners. Not a hafiz who is rude. Salaam to Elders, shake hands to everyone in house on entry.