There is no good in a pleasure after which comes the Fire.
How many a pleasure has a person gained in an hour, which then became a cause of his eternal misery!
And how many a pain has someone endured in an hour, which then became a cause of his everlasting bliss!
So the wise person does not look at the sweetness of the pleasure and its delight, but rather looks at what it leads to.
If it leads to the Fire, then it is bitterness in reality, even if it is sweet in taste.
And if it leads to Paradise, then it is truly sweet, even if it is bitter in taste.
The believer weighs matters with the scale of the outcome and is not deceived by the sweetness of immediate desire.
Have you not seen how a sick person refrains from delicious food fearing an increase in illness, and drinks bitter medicine hoping for a cure?
Similarly, the wise person refrains from the pleasures of sins fearing the torment of the Hereafter, and bears the bitterness of obedience hoping for the reward of Allah Almighty.
