So whatever thing you have been given - it is but [for] enjoyment of the worldly life
فما أوتيتم من شيء فمتاع الحياة الدنيا
So what you have been given
فما أوتيتم
The commentator says:
“to the believers and others anything
من شيء
from the furnishings of this world So the enjoyment of this worldly life ...
فمتاع الحياة الدنيا ...
”, his statement:
So whatever thing you have been given
فما أوتيتم من شيء
...
Who
من
This:
So whatever thing you have been given
فما أوتيتم من شيء
is an addition to indicate generality, meaning: whatever thing you are given from the matters of this world, it is the enjoyment of this worldly life. And his statement:
“the address is to the believers and others” is correct, because this addresses both the believer and the disbeliever. The believer enjoys the world, but they enjoy it as livestock enjoy it, and the Fire is their abode. The believer enjoys the world, but if he performs the deeds of the Hereafter, his pleasure will be in both this world and the Hereafter.
" And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life
وما أوتيتم من شيء فمتاع الحياة الدنيا
He enjoys it therein, then it vanishes " This is the reality: the enjoyment of worldly life either vanishes or is removed from him, meaning: either this or that. If it were possible for a person to remain wealthy, in good health, and secure in his status, is it not permissible for this to be taken away? Yes, in which case it would be an enjoyment that has vanished. If it is not removed from him, then the person vanishes from it. Who is it that enjoys the eternal abode? There is no one. Allah the Exalted said:
And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
وما جعلنا لبشر من قبلك الخلد أفإن مت فه الخالدون
And what is with Allah is better and more lasting
وما عند الله خير وأبقى
"What" is a relative pronoun serving as the subject, and "the best" is its predicate.
And what is with Allah is better and more lasting
وما عند الله خير وأبقى
It is better than the enjoyment of this world in its essence, its type, and every aspect of its enjoyment, and it is more lasting, meaning more enduring, because the enjoyment of this world vanishes. Thus, the bliss of the Hereafter combines two descriptions: that it is better, and that it is more lasting. By virtue of its type, genus, and categories, it is better; and by virtue of its permanence, it is more lasting. A person does not desire from bliss anything other than this; he does not desire anything other than the most complete and the most lasting, so that it does not vanish from him. But for whom? For those who believe and upon their Lord they rely. Know that this expression was mentioned in three ways:
The first form: it is addressed to a specific person, and it is said to him: the Hereafter is better for you.
The second: it comes qualified with desirable and sought-after descriptions.
The third: it comes absolute.
Listen to the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
وللآخرة خير لك من الأولى
This is restricted to a specific person. The one restricted by descriptions is like the verse with us, and like His saying, the Exalted:
And the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allah
ولدار الآخرة خير للذين اتقوا
So this is restricted by descriptions.
The third: absolute, like His saying, the Exalted:
(16) But you prefer the worldly life, (17) While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا والآخرة خير وأبقى
But this absolute is understood in light of the restricted, or it is said that this is by virtue of its description, not by virtue of the one who attains it. So in general terms, the Hereafter is better and more lasting, but in detail, it is detailed in each place according to its circumstance. Yes.
