MISTAKE # 4: WEALTH AND HAPPINESS DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY ALLAH’S HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION
In the same Surah Kahaf, the person who was happy to be in his paradise told his companion that he didn’t believe in the day of resurrection but even if it did come, he was sure to enter paradise in the hereafter as well. In one of the tafsirs it is mentioned that since he enjoyed all the blessings in this life, he reasoned that Allah must have been happy with him.
The Quranic verse for this is the following:
“And I think not the Hour will ever come, and if indeed I am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of Resurrection), I surely shall find better than this when I return to Him.”
Quran (Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 36)
The examples that we see around us in this regard are numerous. Just because the tyrants and wrongdoers are enjoying their time on earth does not imply that Allah is happy with them. Allah has given them their time after which they will be sure to meet their abode.
**CONCLUSION:**
To conclude, we can highlight two lessons from this article. First, when Allah grants us the blessings that we enjoy in our lives, we need to adopt a thankful attitude. We learn that from the same surah where the proud man’s companion advises him to instead appreciate Allah’s blessings on him. The Quran says:
“It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden (your paradise): That which Allah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allah…”
Quran (Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 39)
Also, for those of us who have been blessed with provisions and blessings, we should use those blessings to work righteously and build our place in the hereafter. This does not mean that we should not use that wealth for halal and legal enjoyment in this world. This is what Allah told us in the Quran when narrating the story of Qarun. He says:
“But seek, with that (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of legal enjoyment in this world, and do good as Allah has been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land. Verily, Allah likes not the Mufsidoon (those who commit great crimes and sins, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts).
Quran (Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 77)