Three types of friends

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘Three things go with the deceased: (1) His family members (2) his wealth and (3) his deeds. Then two things return and one stays with him. His family members and wealth return, whereas his deeds go with him.’ (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 250, Hadees 6514)

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated: When a person dies, angels say: ‘مَا قَدَّمَ’ i.e. what did he send forward? And people ask: ‘مَا خَلَّفَ’ i.e. what did he leave behind? (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 328, Hadees 10475) i.e. at the time of death heirs are anxious for the wealth [he leaves] as to what he is leaving to them. The angels, who come to seize the soul, count his deeds and check his beliefs. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 7, pp. 49)

O the devotees of Rasool! It is wise not to become anxious for the world and its things, but rather become busy performing virtuous deeds. Only the part of the wealth we spend belongs to us out of the wealth for [accumulating] which we end our lives. The part that is left is not ours, but rather it will belong to our heirs.

Remember! This money has not been faithful to anyone; it is really the dirt of hands. For example, if we save millions or rather billions of rupees in our life, even then we will be able to use only the amount of rupees that we can.

It can be understood like this that a person is feeling very hungry; in front of him biryani in a cauldron is cooking; the light pleasant aroma of the biryani is pleasing his heart and mind; his heart is attracted to it and it makes his mouth water. He feels like eating the whole cauldron, but in reality, if he eats too much, even then he will not be able to eat after having two or three plates. Sometimes it also happens that we satisfy our appetite, but not the heart. We feel like eating more because it is very tasty, but we do not eat because we cannot eat anymore since our stomach is full. How can we eat more when our stomach is full? Similarly, whatever we earn, whether we save millions, or rather billions of rupees, we will spend only that much by