Enjoyment and suffering

If you rejoice in Dunya, you must expect to suffer in Aakhirah. And the one who has accepted to toil in order to obey Allah Ta’ala, must hope to rejoice in Aakhirah. It is up to us to choose where we prefer to enjoy and where we prefer to suffer. And at times, what we have to undergo, becomes tasty and delicious out of love and Muhabbat for Allah Ta’ala. Nonetheless, it takes a little time to attain this stage. It is not something that takes place overnight. That is, in the beginning, we must have a little willpower that will gradually make us attain this stage.

[English version of "Jouir et subir" – Al Jamiat – Vol.2 No.8]