The Superiority Of The Pleasures Of Jannat

One second of Jannat (Paradise) is enough to make one forget all the difficulties and pleasures of this world.

Anas (Radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alaihe wasallam) said, "On the Day of Judgement, that dweller of Jahannam (hellfire) who had lived the most luxurious life in this world will be brought and he will be put in Jahannam for a second and taken out. He will then be asked, '0 son of Adam, did you ever experience any good? Did you ever experience any comfort?' He will say, 'No, I swear by Allah, my Lord.' Then, that dweller of Jannat who lived the most difficult life in this world will be brought and he will put in Jannat for a second and out. He will be asked, 'O son of Adam, did you ever experience any difficulty? Did you ever experience any hardship?' He will say, 'No, I swear by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala), my Lord. I never experienced any hardship and I never experienced any difficulty.'" (Reported by Sahlh Muslim).

This hadith gives us a comparison of the pleasures of this world and the pleasures of the Jannat. A person who enjoys the pleasures of Jannat for just once second will forget all the pleasures and difficulties of this world. Therefore, all of us should work towards those pleasures which are everlasting.

Comparison of this world to the hereafter

Mustawrid (Radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alaihe wasallam)  said, "The comparison of the world to the hereafter is like dipping your hand into the ocean and examining how much water you have taken out from it.”  [Reported by Sahih Muslim]

In this hadith, Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alaihe wasallam) has compared the pleasures of this world with the pleasures of the hereafter using a concrete example which we can understand. Otherwise, the pleasures of this world are not even a drop in the ocean compared to the pleasures of Jannat. This is because the pleasures of Jannat will last forever, whereas the pleasures of this world are temporary.

The pleasures of Jannat are un-imaginable

Abu Hurayrah narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu ‘alaihe wasallam) said that Allah says, "I have prepared for my pious slaves [in Jannat] those comforts which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human being has ever imagined. Recite if you wish, "No person knows the joy which is hidden from them.” [Surah As-Sajdah, 32: 17]”, [Reported by Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim]

From this hadith we can understand that no one can fully comprehend what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) has kept for us in Jannat. The actual pleasures and bounties of Jannat will be far more enjoyable than what we can imagine them to be.