Book Name:Duniya Ki Mohabbat Ki Muzammat
World is like sand!
O the devotees of Rasool! Have you heard! In the above-mentioned blessed Ahadees, people who love this world have been strongly condemned. We, therefore, should not only keep on making efforts for the world, but we should also collect virtues for the Hereafter because the world is like sand. No matter how much sand a person gets in his fist, all the sand gets out slowly from the fist in the form of particles and finally, the fist remains empty. Same is the state of this deceitful world.
Earning money and then spending it on illnesses
A man becomes loyal to the world throughout his life. For earning the money he works hard day and night, does a part-time job and works many hours a day. In short, he spends his day by thinking that he has to earn money; he spends his night by thinking that he has to earn money. His heart beats with the passion that he has to earn money and he does something by making his efforts to earn money. But alas! After some time, the money for which he does not care for his health, for which he works overtime, for earning which he wastes the precious moments of his life, the world for which he works hard day and night, the wealth for earning which he does not bother about Halal and Haraam is spent on buying medicines for different illnesses. Of course! When a person becomes old, he starts suffering from different diseases. Now neither can he do anything for the world, nor for the Hereafter.
Do not forget death
Giving warning about the mischiefs of the world, Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has written by referring to a pious person: O people! Perform virtuous deeds in this free time and keep fearing Allah Almighty. Do not be happy with hopes and nor forget your death. Do not get attracted to the world. Undoubtedly, it is deceitful and comes before you after being adorned and puts you in mischief [Fitnah] by its desires. The world becomes adorned for its followers as a bride gets adorned. The world has killed its so many lovers and disgraced those who wanted to get happiness from it. Therefore see it from the viewpoint of reality because it is a place full of troubles. Its