all Quranic and Hadith references are welcome. the only one i know of, which explicitly states that u can have a life with Islam, is the one which states, “hum unkoa duniyam ya bhi daikgnay, aakhirat mai bhi”.(translation:" we’ll give them in this world and in hereafter as well. "
but then the Quran also states that the kuffar asked for/wanted a life, and we gave it to them etc. someting along these lines, i dont rem.
also, there is this ayat too, which says “true momins” are in a minority, and the majority is either kafirs or not true muslims. so if the world is going some where, then they are not true momins.
If I understand you correctly, you are asking for our perspective on how much reward should we, as muslims expect in this life, and the life hereafter.
In my personal opinion, Allah has given all of us mind and we should use it and all available resources to succeed in both lives. Its usually the people who don't really avail all the opportunities in this life and don't "succeed", that they fall back on the position that it doesn't matter if we live poorly in this world, because we will be successful in the hereafter.
I don't think either approach is necessarily wrong. But I think Hazrat Usman (Razi Allah Ta'llah) had more opportunities to spend his wealth in the name of Allah and get sawaab, compared to someone who had no wealth, whatsoever. Plus the fact that Hazrat Usman was a very close companion of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) tells us that earning huge amounts of wealth is not disliked in Islam, as long as we are spending it wisely too. Although, ofcourse, the flip side is that wealthy people may take a lot longer explaining their spending habits on the Day of Judgement, compared to a pauper.
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**wealthy people may take a lot longer explaining their spending habits on the Day of Judgement, compared to a pauper*.
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actually i didnt just mean reward, but i guess thats what it all boils down to. i for one know some ppl who think 'it is wrong' to actually make it big in this world.
as in, bunday koa zabardasti pauper rehna chahiyay!
anybody wud think this must be one sick strain of thought, but then havent all of us hurd of the ppl who equate following worldly desires with a sin so big like shirk. they make some shairana parallel between plain deities other than God, and the desires for worldly things like fame, prestige and money etc.
also with the same strain of thought, its said that buidling huge architectural monuments of living is also wrong since we wont live in this world forever.