The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘اَوَّلُ فَسَادِهَا اَلۡبُخۡلُ وَالۡاَمَلُ’ i.e. the first mischief of this Ummah is stinginess and having a high hope.

(Mishkat-ul-Masabih, vol. 2, pp. 260, Hadees 5281)

Regarding this narration, Hakeem-ul-Ummat, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: i.e. the first sin of a Muslim which is the root of other sins are the following two things: (1) Stinginess is the root of bloodshed and mischief. (2) High hopes are the root of heedlessness and sins. A person thinks about it even in his old age that he still has plenty of time, that’s why he will perform good deeds in future. In this state he dies. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 7, pp. 94)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What does having high hopes mean?

Dear Islamic brothers! The way basic information is necessary to be safe from apparent diseases, similarly, knowledge is necessary to stay safe from spiritual diseases, therefore, memorize properly this definition of high hopes: ‘Wasting precious moments of your life by having high hopes for the things which are very difficult to get is called high hope.’ (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 1, pp. 277, Hadees 294)

Disadvantages of having high hopes

Dear Islamic brothers! In verse 3 of Surah Al-Hijr part 14, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated about holding high hopes:

ذَ رۡہُمۡ   یَاۡ کُلُوۡ ا   وَ  یَتَمَتَّعُوۡ ا وَ   یُلۡہِہِمُ   ا لۡاَمَلُ   فَسَوۡفَ   یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ   ﴿۳﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Leave them to eat and enjoy and let the hope may amuse them now then they are about to know.

Regarding this blessed verse, Sadr-ul-Afadil, Allamah Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi عَـلَيْهِ رَحۡمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـهَادِی has said: There is a