Prison to the believer

[Muslimah]

Bismillah

I had been always pondering upon this hadeeth and it serves as a constant alarm whenever I feel tied down or tired of fighting.

قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم :الدنيا سجن المؤمن ، و جنة الكافر

الراوي: أبو هريرة و سلمان الفارسي و عبدالله بن عمر المحدث: الألباني - المصدر: صحيح الجامع - الصفحة أو الرقم: 3412

Narrated under the authority of Abu Horairah, Salman Al Faresy and Abdullah Ibn Omar, that the Messenger blessing and peace be upon him said: Dunia (this world) is a prison to the believer and paradise to a Kafir (non believer" (reported by Muslim and Termidhi)

This hadeeth provides deep insight into our life and how we should perceive it. This whole Dunia is not but a prison to the believers who have to constant observe rules, limits, do's and do not's. We must realise we are not here to enjoy ourselves, and behave as we please. But rather we are bound by rules and regulations set forth by the Only Ture Deity. But still we shall feel it is like a prison no matter how we are blessed with Allah's Bounties, i.e wealth, children, positions, power, authority, health, knowledge..etc. All of this shall be nothing compared to the eternal bounties waiting for us in Jannah. Unlike the Kafir who enjoys himself to the ultimate, not thinking about the hereafter because it does not exist in his mind. Thus, this is his Jannah, the only source of joy and concurrently, no matter this kafir endures of hardships in this world shall be like nothing compared to the eternal humiliation in the hereafter.

We as muslims, need to put this hadeeth right in front of our eyes all the time lest we forget that we should be always working towards a more suprior long term goal.