A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE AND HELLFIRE

ALLĀH informed us about a dialogue that will take place between the people of hellfire and the people of Paradise:

وَنَادَىٰۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ أَنۡ أَفِیضُوا۟ عَلَیۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمَاۤءِ أَوۡ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ

And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, ‘Pour upon us some water or from whatever ALLĀH has provided you.’ They will say, ‘Indeed, ALLĀH has forbidden them both to the disbelievers,’ {Al-A'rāf: Verse 50}.

What led them to the hellfire? ALLĀH says,

ٱلَّذِینَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِینَهُمۡ لَهۡوࣰا وَلَعِبࣰا وَغَرَّتۡهُمُ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَا

“Those who took their religion as a distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded,” {Al-A'rāf: Verse 51}.

Materialism took over them. They were more attached to the material things than to their Maker. The love of ALLĀH should exceed our love for every other being or thing. The people who have taken religion as play and amusement have today chosen to ignore ALLĀH (may ALLĀH protect us), so on that Day, He will disregard them.

How does one ignore ALLĀH? By not abiding to HIS rules and regulations, by not abstaining from HIS prohibitions, and by not following the commandments that HE has ordained upon us.

Our Prophet ﷺ would say,

“O ALLĀH, make faith appear beautiful to us and adorn our hearts with it, and make kufr, sin and disobedience abhorrent to us. Make us of those who are rightly guided.” (Āmīn)

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