(Explanation that the life of the righteous is the sweetest life in this world) And the one who guards the unseen among them*** has become a single one of the women, so look at the fates of those who come after you
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The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: If a companion has exhausted you in this world, meaning a modest woman of good character and good disposition, then propose to the Most Merciful, meaning: present the dowry to Allah the Mighty and Majestic for the proposal of the houris. And by what? By faith and righteous deeds. Faith and righteous deeds are a dowry easier than the dowries of the women of this world. It also makes the heart pure, expands the chest, and relaxes the soul. And there is no life sweeter than the life of the people of faith and righteousness, ever. So much so that some of the Salaf said: "If the kings and the sons of kings knew what we are in, they would fight us for it with swords".
The joy and luxury of the kings and the sons of kings is the joy of the body, not the joy of the heart; the luxury of the body, not the luxury of the soul. Even if they are bestowed upon, served, and the finest fruits, foods, carpets, and beds are presented to them, their souls are not joyful; their souls are in captivity, in distress.[An-Nahl 16:97] a good life. He did not say: We will expand for him in provision, palaces, and vehicles. A good life: you find his heart expanded, blessed, and always joyful, never closed. Even if it does close, the door of seeking forgiveness is opened for him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1515Sahih (Al-Albani), so you find him always expanded, because he says with the language of his state: If I miss this world, I have attained the Hereafter; and if I do not miss it, I have combined this world and the Hereafter. So he anticipates a home more complete than the home he is in, much more complete, because he believes in it, so he anticipates it and strives to reach it. And with that, Allah places in his heart joy, delight, and the sweetness of life that does not befall others.
The joy and luxury of the kings and the sons of kings is the joy of the body, not the joy of the heart; the luxury of the body, not the luxury of the soul. Even if they are bestowed upon, served, and the finest fruits, foods, carpets, and beds are presented to them, their souls are not joyful; their souls are in captivity, in distress.
