Al-Mustadrak (Surah Ar-Ra'd)

قوله تعالى:

وَ فَرِحُوا بِالْحَيٰاةِ الدُّنْيٰا وَ مَا الْحَيٰاةُ الدُّنْيٰا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلاّٰ مَتٰاعٌ [26]

Quran 13:26 — Allah amplifies and straitens the means of subsistence for whom He pleases; and they rejoice in this world's life; and this world's life is nothing compared with the Hereafter but a temporary enjoyment. (M. H. Shakir)

99- _1- الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي(مَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلاَقِ)عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ-فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ-عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ: «يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ:مَا يَنْفَعُ مَنْ يَتَنَعَّمُ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِذَا أُخْلِدَ فِي النَّارِ يَعْلَمُونَ ظٰاهِراً مِنَ الْحَيٰاةِ الدُّنْيٰا وَ هُمْ عَنِ الْآخِرَةِ هُمْ غٰافِلُونَ [1]يَبْنُونَ الدُّورَ وَ يُشَيِّدُونَ الْقُصُورَ،وَ يُزَخْرِفُونَ الْمَسَاجِدَ،لَيْسَتْ هِمَّتُهُمْ إِلاَّ الدُّنْيَا، عَاكِفُونَ عَلَيْهَا،مُعْتَمِدُونَ فِيهَا،آلِهَتُهُمْ بُطُونُهُمْ،قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَ تَتَّخِذُونَ مَصٰانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ* وَ إِذٰا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبّٰارِينَ* فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَ أَطِيعُونِ [2].وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: أَ فَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلٰهَهُ هَوٰاهُ وَ أَضَلَّهُ اللّٰهُ عَلىٰ عِلْمٍ وَ خَتَمَ عَلىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَ قَلْبِهِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: أَ فَلاٰ تَذَكَّرُونَ [3]وَ مَا هُوَ إِلاَّ مُنَافِقٌ،جَعَلَ دِينَهُ هَوَاهُ وَ إِلَهَهُ بَطْنَهُ،كُلَّ مَا اشْتَهَى مِنَ الْحَلاَلِ وَ الْحَرَامِ لَمْ يَمْتَنِعْ مِنْهُ،قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَ فَرِحُوا بِالْحَيٰاةِ الدُّنْيٰا وَ مَا الْحَيٰاةُ الدُّنْيٰا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلاّٰ مَتٰاعٌ ».

99- _1- Al-Tabrisi, in Makarem al-Akhlaq, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud—in a long narration—from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), that he said to him: “O Ibn Mas‘ud, what benefit is there for one who luxuriates in this world if he is made to abide forever in the Fire? They know the outward of this world’s life, and of the Hereafter they are heedless [1]. They build houses, fortify palaces, and adorn mosques; their only concern is the world—attached to it, relying upon it. Their bellies are their gods. Allah, the Exalted, said: And you make strong fortresses that perhaps you may abide; and when you lay hands (on men) you lay hands (like) tyrants; so guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me [2]. And Allah, the Exalted, said: Have you then considered him who takes his low desire for his god, and Allah has made him err in spite of knowledge and has set a seal upon his ear and his heart and put a covering upon his eye. Who can then guide him after Allah? Will you not then be mindful? [3] He is nothing but a hypocrite: he has made his religion his desire and his god his belly; whatever he craves—lawful or unlawful—he does not refrain from it. Allah, the Exalted, said: And they rejoice in this world's life; and this world's life is nothing compared with the Hereafter but a temporary enjoyment.”

قوله تعالى:

كَذٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنٰاكَ فِي أُمَّةٍ -إلى قوله تعالي- بِالرَّحْمٰنِ [30]

Quran 13:30 — Thus have We sent you among a nation before which (other) nations have passed away, that you might recite to them what We have revealed to you, and still they deny the Beneficent. Say: He is my Lord, there is no god but He; on Him do I rely, and to Him is my return. (M. H. Shakir)

99- _2- الطَّبْرِسِيُّ فِي(مَجْمَعِ الْبَيَانِ):عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَ مُقَاتِلٍ وَ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ،فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: كَذٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنٰاكَ فِي أُمَّةٍ...

99- _2- Al-Tabrisi, in Majma‘ al-Bayan: from Qatadah, Muqatil, and Ibn Jurayj, regarding His saying, the Exalted: Thus have We sent you among a nation…

Footnotes

_1) مكارم الآخلاق:449.

_1) Makārim al-Akhlāq: 449.

_2) مجمع البيان 6:450.

_2) Majma‘ al-Bayān 6: 450.

[1] الروم 30:7.

[1] al-Rūm 30:7.

[2] الشعراء 26:129-131.

[2] al-Shu‘arā’ 26:129–131.

[3] الجاثية 45:23.

[3] al-Jāthiyah 45:23.