Re: Obsession with Culture
Adding to Maniac's response:
When you commit a sin there are three things that can be done about it.
- Seek forgiveness and hope God forgives you
- Get punishment for it in this life
- Get punishment for it in the life Hereafter.
If you were to choose between options 2 and 3, option 2 is definitely the one to go with. Reason being, say in the case of 100 lashes, you only (yes, ONLY) get 100 lashes and you avoid the Wrath of Allah. If you do not take option 2 and wait to go to hell and take option 3 then you wont only get 100 lashes but you'll be getting 100 lashes for eternity and then what God does to you.. God only knows.
In a nutshell, punishment on earth is brief, temporary. Punishment in the Hereafter is endless. Which one would you rather choose?