my brother! If you want to stay safe from Satan, do not establish relationship with his daughter (i.e. the world). (Al-Hadiqa-tun-Nadiyyah, vol. 1, pp. 19)

Blue-eyed ugly old woman

Sayyiduna Fudayl Bin ‘Iyaad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated that Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُمَا said: On the Day of Judgement, an extremely ugly blue-eyed old woman with her teeth sticking out will appear in front of people. They will be asked, ‘Do you know her?’ People will reply: ‘We seek refuge in the blessed Court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ from recognizing her.’ They will be told, ‘This is the same world you used to be proud of; you used to break off relations due to it [and] used to feel jealousy and enmity towards one another because of it.’ Then it (the world in the form of the old woman) will be put into Hell. She will call, ‘O my Creator! Where are my followers and my people?’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will say, ‘Bring them also with her.’ (Zamm-ud-Dunya ma’ Mawsu’ah Imam Ibn Abid Dunya, vol. 5, pp. 72, Raqm 123)

دُنیا کو تُو کیا جانے یہ  بِس کی گانٹھ ہے حَرَّافہ                 صورت دیکھو ظالم کی تو کیسی بھولی بھالی ہے

شہد دِکھائے زہر پلائے، قاتل، ڈائن، شوہر کُش             اس مُردار پہ کیا للچایا دنیا دیکھی بھالی ہے

Reality of the world

It is stated in the book ‘Malfuzaat A’la Hadrat’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah; condemning the world, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: It is stated in a blessed Hadees, ‘If the value of the world were equal to even a mosquito’s wing to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ would not give even a mouthful of water from it to the unbelievers.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, pp. 144, vol. 4, Hadees 2327). The world is disgraced and hence has been given to the disgraced. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has not [mercifully] seen it ever since He عَزَّوَجَلَّ has created it. The world is hanging between the sky and the earth, crying and saying, ‘O my Lord! Why are You displeased with me?’ (A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَالٰی عَـلَيْه further said): Gold and silver are the enemies of Allah Almighty. Those loving gold and silver in the world will be called on the Day of Judgement in these words: Where are the people who loved the enemy of Allah Almighty. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ keeps the world away