Hadith Saying "Earth Is A Prison For Believers & Paradise For Non-Believers"?
Use of words “ Prison ” and “ Paradise ” are not used in literal sense. They are used to convey the reality of perspectives with which both a ‘Momin’ and a ‘Disbeliever’ live this life. For a Believer, although the concept of Paradise attracts the heart but there are hardships in its way, such as prayer, fasting, Hajj and Zakat, and the struggle to stay away from evil in all kinds of situations and adhere to morals. If a person wants to move towards it, then he has to bear these hardships like a prisoner. On the other hand, the disbeliever feels no such compulsion to adhere to any such restrictions imposed by religion, instead his attitude is indicative of a person who is already living in a Paradise, without any fear of accountability. There is another hadith Sahih Muslim:2822 ( sunnah.com reference ) which touches a similar topic but in a different wording and Ghamidi Sahab has taught this Hadith , please refer to the video below : https://youtu.be/gxWI9NFKCfo?si=WyMa61bLcF2bnHvQ