-1He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: The one who loves this world harms his Hereafter, and the one who loves his Hereafter harms his world. Therefore, give priority to the everlasting one [Hereafter] over the perishing one [this world]. (Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hambal, vol. 7, pp. 165, Hadees 19717)

 -2He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: حُبُّ الدُّنْیَا رَأسُ کُلِّ خَطِیْئَۃٍ i.e. Love of the world is the base of every sin. (Mausoo’ah li Ibn e Abi Dunya, vol. 5, pp. 22, Hadees 9)

 -3He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: اَحْرِصْ عَلٰی مَا یَنْفَعُکَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللّٰہِ وَلَا تَعْجِزْ i.e. Be greedy for such thing that benefits you. Seek help from Allah Almighty and do not remain helpless. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1432, Hadees 2664)

Commentator of Sahih Muslim, Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Sharaf-ud-Deen Nawavi
رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه writes in relation to the last Hadees-e-Pak: i.e. be extremely greedy in worshipping Allah Almighty and have the greed of being rewarded over it. However, even in this worship, instead of believing in your efforts, seek help from Allah Almighty. (Sharh Nawavi, part. 14, pp. 215)

Hakeem ul Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states: Be mindful that contentment and patience are good in worldly things, whereas for the matters of the Hereafter, greed and impatience are superior. Do not become content upon reaching any stage in Deen, instead, try to progress further. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 7, pp. 112)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ ! We came to know that every greed is not bad. In fact, the greed that is associated with the affairs of the Hereafter is praiseworthy. We also came to know that no matter how many virtuous deeds a person performs, the greed for performing virtuous deeds shall not lessen. However, it is good to observe contentment in the worldly things. Let’s listen to the definition of contentment and its excellence.