and ruins one’s deeds. The love of this world is the cause of harming the religion. It is a cause of going astray, it diverts a person’s attention away from virtuous deeds and it makes a person bold in committing sins. Let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about the condemnation of this world:

1.         Love of the world is the root of all sins. (Kitab Zamm-ud-Dunya ma’ Mawsu’ah Imam Ibn Abid Dunya, vol. 5, pp. 22, Hadees 9)

2.         Six things ruin a deed: (1) persevering in efforts to discover the faults of people (2) Hard-Heartedness (3) Love for the world (4) Lack of modesty (5) high hopes (6) too much oppression. (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 8, pp. 36, Hadees 44016)

3.         Two hungry wolves when set free in a flock of goats, do not cause as much harm as the greed of wealth and the love of the world causes to one’s religion.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi,  pp. 166, Hadees 2376)

پیچھا مِرا دُنیا کی محبت سے چُھڑا دے

یا ربّ مجھے دِیوانہ مدینے کا بنا دے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! The world is very inferior. Therefore, it will be very foolish to give importance to this world as it is not even equal to a wing of a mosquito before Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, rather, it is like a farm (for planting good deeds) and the harvest will be in the Hereafter. If we sow seeds in the form of good deeds, then we shall reap their crops in the form of rewards. Therefore, instead of greedily increasing the bank balance and hoarding of wealth, or travelling by expensive cars, swindling people out of their properties and living a luxurious life, we should be pleased with the Divine Will of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and remain content with the blessings that He has granted us and we must protect ourselves from the pollution of greed.