Ad-Duhaa Verse 4

And the next life is certainly far better for you than this one.

the Hereafter is better for you than the present life;

and the Last shall be better for thee than the First.

and the future will be better for you than the past;

And the Hereafter is indeed better Unto thee than the life present.

And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present.

Indeed what is to come will be better for you than what has gone by.

What is to come is better for you than what has gone before;

And indeed the latter is better for you than the former.

and the Hereafter shall be better for you than the world.

Assuredly, what comes after will be better for you than what has gone before.

Surely, (your) future is better for you than your past.

And the end (other life) (E) (is) better for you than the first/beginning.

And indeed the latter is better for you than the former.

And surely the Hereafter is better for you than the present;

And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world).

And soon will thy Lord give thee so that thou wilt be well pleased.

And surely what comes after is better for you than that which has gone before.

And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,

The reward in the next life will certainly be better for you than worldly gains.

The Last shall be better for you than the First.

And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present.

and the Hereafter will indeed be better for you than the present life;

The Hereafter is better for you than the First.

And verily the Hereafter shall be better for you, by virtue of the honours awaiting you thereat, than the first [life], this world.

And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present.

meaning, the abode of the Hereafter is better for you than this current abode.

For this reason the Messenger of Allah used to be the most abstinent of the people concerning the worldly things, and he was the greatest of them in his disregard for worldly matters. This is well known by necessity from his biography. When the Prophet was given the choice at the end of his life between remaining in this life forever and then going to Paradise, or moving on to the company of Allah, he chose that which is with Allah over this lowly world. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abdullah bin Mas`ud said,

"The Messenger of Allah was lying down on a straw mat and it left marks on his side. Then when he woke up he began to rub his side. So I said,

`O Messenger of Allah! Will you allow us to spread something soft over this straw mat'

He replied,

مَالِي وَلِلدُّنْيَا إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الدُّنْيَا كَرَاكِبٍ ظَلَّ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ ثُمَّ رَاحَ وَتَرَكَهَا

I have nothing to do with this world. The parable of me and this world is like a rider who rests in the shade of a tree, then he passes on and leaves it."

At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah both recorded this Hadith by way of Al-Mas`udi.

At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih."
The Numerous Bounties of the Hereafter are waiting for the Messenger of Allah

Then Allah says,

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَى