“O you who believe! what is the matter with you, that, when you are asked to go forth in the cause of Allah, you cling heavily to the earth? Do you prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hereafter.” (Qur’an 9:38)
The human being (al-insan) seems to always desire more from this world. No matter how much we deny our lusts for material gain, its amassing consumes us, and that which we do not have beckons us. All things of this world are not bad, and many of the beautiful gifts of Allah should be treasured, nourished, and used for the good of this life. But to desire these material objects, both organic and inorganic, and to refuse to let go of them is every good man’s undoing. I fear of this for myself and for my family. Adib, seek attachment to no one, not even family. Attach yourself to Allah alone and dissolve yourself into the flame of His eternity.
“The likeness of this world is as the water of the sea. However much (water) a thirsty person drinks from it, his thirst increases so much so that the water kills him.” — Imam Musa ibn Ja’far al-Kazim (a.s.)
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