[16].Surah An-Nahl [The Bees] : Ayat 97

Ayat 97. Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter).

Hazrat Al-Mustaurad bin Shaddad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "This world (i.e., its pleasures and duration) in comparison with the Hereafter is (similar to the amount of water) one gets when he puts his finger in the sea. Let him then see what it returns with".

[Muslim Book 40, Chapter 14, Hadith # 6843].

 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah An-Nahl Ayat 97.and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter). This Hadith shows the value of the Hereafter and its blessings compared to the worldly life. The proportion between the two is that the former is like an ocean while the latter is like the proportion of water left on one's finger when dipped in the sea!.