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Originally Posted by Sarada  It seems most of you have slightly differing explanations. You all agree that this is not a contradiction, but, I have not yet seen a logical explanation. Surely, when one is in paradise, one should still obey Islamic Laws. Why would there be one law for this life, and another for the afterlife? Is virtue not an absolute quality? How can a vice become a virtue? |
The large majority of Islamic laws are all there to help society. Essentially, the laws (like all laws actually) are based entirely on negative reinforcement; you follow them to prevent something ''bad'' happening. In paradise, since our psychological (and biological for that matter) make up will be different and we will be free from several emotions such as greed, animosity, anger etc. there will be no need for Islamic laws or any law system. You will ascertain complete control.
Think of it as two seperate worlds: we have this one which is based on rules for our limited and imperfect body, and we have heaven which removes (seemingly all) rules because our body will be perfect in every sense of the word. And this coupled with the lack of any negative emotion will lead to a blissfull experience.