ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ
Beautified for those who disbelieve is the life of this world, and they ridicule those who believe. But those who fear Allah are above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account.
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زين للذين كفروا الحياة الدنيا ويسخرون من الذين آمنوا والذين اتقوا فوقهم يوم القيامة
Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve, and they mock at those who believe. But those who have Taqwa, will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allah gives (of His bounty, blessings, favors, and honors on the Day of Resurrection) to whom He wills without limit. Allah states that He has made the life of this world beautiful for the disbelievers who are satisfied with it, who collect wealth, but refrain from spending it on what they have been commanded, which could earn them Allah's pleasure. Instead, they ridicule the believers who ignore this life and who spend whatever they earn on what pleases their Lord. The believers spend seeking Allah's Face, and this is why they have gained the ultimate happiness and the best share on the Day of the Return. Therefore, they will be exalted above the disbelievers at the Gathering Place, when they are gathered, during the resurrection and in their final destination. The believers will reside in the highest grades in the utmost highs, while the disbelievers will reside in the lowest of lows (in the Fire). This is why Allah said:
والله يرزق من يشاء بغير حساب
And Allah gives to whom He wills without limit. This Ayah indicates that Allah gives sustenance to whomever He wills of His servants without count or limit in this and the Hereafter. A Hadith has stated (that Allah said):
ابن آدم أنفق أنفق عليك
O son of Adam! Spend (in Allah's cause) and I (Allah) will spend on you. The Prophet said:
أنفق بﻼل وﻻ تخش من ذي العرش إقﻼﻻ
O Bilal! Spend and do not fear deprivation from the Owner of the Throne. Allah said:
وما أنفقتم من شء فهو يخلفه
and whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's cause), He will replace it. (34:39) In addition, it is reported in the Sahih that the Prophet said:
أن ملكين ينزﻻن من السماء صبيحة كل يوم فيقول أحدهما اللهم أعط منفقا خلفا ويقول اﻻخر اللهم أعط ممسكا تلفا
Every day two angels come down from heavens and one of them says, `O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your cause,' and the other (angel) says, `O Allah! Destroy every miser.' Also in the Sahih:
يقول ابن آدم مالي مالي
وهل لك من مالك إﻻ ما أكلت فٲفنيت وما لبست فٲبليت وما تصدقت فٲمضيت وما سوى ذلك فذاهب وتاركه للناس
The son of Adam says, `My money, my money!' Yet, what is your money except that which you eat and use up, wear and tear, and spend in charity and thus keep (in your record). Other than that, it will go away and will be left for the people (the inheritors). In addition, Imam Ahmad reported that the Prophet said:
الدنيا دار من ﻻ دار له ومال من ﻻ مال له ولها يجمع من ﻻ عقل له
The Dunya (life of this world) is the residence of those who have no residence, the wealth of those who have no wealth, and it is harvested by those who have no sense of reason
