722 - الدُّنيا دارُ مَتاعٍ‏

722. THE WORLD IS THE HOUSE OF [TRIFLING] ENJOYMENT

(اللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وفَرِحُوا بِالْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَما الْحَياةُ الدُّنْيا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إلّا مَتاعٌ) .¹

"Allah expands the provision for whomever He wishes, and tightens it. They exult in the life of this world, but compared with the Hereafter the life of this world is but a [trifling] enjoyment." ²

2245.تنبيه الخواطر : رُوِيَ أنّ جَبرئيلَ عليه السلام قالَ لِنوحٍ عليه السلام : يا أطوَلَ الأنبياءِ عُمراً ، كيفَ وَجَدتَ الدنيا؟ قال : كَدارٍ لَها بابانِ دَخَلتُ مِن أحَدِهما وخَرَجتُ مِنَ الآخَرِ .³

2245. It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir that the archangel Gabriel (AS) said to Prophet Noah (AS), 'O prophet who has lived for the longest number of years, how did you find this world?' he replied, 'Like a house which has two doors, I entered through one and then left through the other.' ⁴

2246.عيسى عليه السلام : إنّما الدنيا قَنطَرةٌ ، فاعبُرُوها ولا تَعمُروها .⁵

2246. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, 'Verily this world is a bridge, so cross over it but do not build on it.' ⁶

2247.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الدنيا ساعةٌ فاجعَلوها طاعةً .⁷

2247.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The world is only an hour [long] so use it in obedience.' ⁸

2248.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الدنيا مُنتَقِلَةٌ فانيةٌ ، إن بَقِيَتْ لَكَ لَم تَبقَ لَها .⁹

2248.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The world is a transitory and mobile thing, even if it remains for you, you will not remain for it.' ¹⁰

2249.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أيّها الناسُ ، إنّما الدنيا دارُ مَجازٍ والآخِرةُ دارُ قَرارٍ ، فخُذوا مِن مَمَرِّكُم لِمَقَرِّكُم .¹¹

2249.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O people, verily the world is a passage while the Hereafter is a permanent abode, so take [as much as you can] from the passage for the permanent abode.' ¹²

2250.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الدنيا دارُ مَمَرٍّ لا دارُ مَقَرٍّ ، والناسُ فيها رجُلانِ : رجلٌ باعَ فيها نفسَهُ فأوبَقَها ، ورَجُلٌ ابتاعَ نفسَهُ فَأعتَقَها .¹³

2250.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'This world is a transitory place and not a permanent one. The people therein are of two types, the man who has sold his self [to his passions] and thus ruined it, and the man who has purchased his self [by control against his passions] and thus freed it.' ¹⁴