Various Acts of Obedience - The World Is the Plantation for The Hereafter

 

Your lifespan, O human, in this life, is limited, and your rank in the hereafter is built upon the days you live. If you strive for righteousness, you will be among the fortunate. But if you neglect yourself in this life and waste your time, you will regret it in the hereafter. Allah, the Almighty, has mentioned that your position in the hereafter depends on your actions in this world. Allah, glorified be He, said: 

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ٣٩

"And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives." 

(Surah An-Najm: Ayat 39)

And He also says, 

كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ ٣٨

"Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained." 

(Surah Al-Muddaththir: Ayat 38)

You do not know when the Angel of Death will visit you. And when your soul is taken, your relatives, loved ones, and those around you will be occupied with worldly matters after your burial, busy striving in this life, which will make heedless of supplicating for you after your death.

Allah's decree in life is that people forget. For example, you may not pray for your great-grandfather, even though he is not far from you, even though he played a role in your existence in this life. And there will come a time when your grandchildren and those after them will forget to pray for you.

Therefore, if you realize this, and you know that people will be negligent about you after your death, then increase your righteous deeds and knock on every door of goodness in this world. Perhaps that will bring you closer to your Lord in the Hereafter.