yourself for worshipping Me, I will fill your heart with contentment and hand with sustenance. O the son of Aadam! Do not distance yourself from My worship, (otherwise) I will fill your heart with poverty and will make your hands busy with worldly activities.’ (Al-Mustadrak lil-Haakim, vol. 5, pp. 464, Hadees 7996)

11. Love of the world causes loss in the Hereafter

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم said, ‘The one loving the world causes harm to his Hereafter and the one loving the Hereafter causes harm to his world, so you prefer the everlasting (Hereafter) to the mortal (world).’

(Al-Mustadrak lil-Haakim, vol. 5, pp. 454, Hadees 7967)

12. If someone has one day’s food, so…

Sayyiduna ‘Ubaydullah Bin Mihsan Khatmi رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم said, ‘Whoever begins his morning in the state that his heart is satisfied, body is healthy and he has food for a day, so (it is as if) the world has been gathered for him.’

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 154, Hadees 2353)

13. The world is accursed

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Beware! The world is an accursed thing and whatever is in the world is also accursed except the remembrance of Allah Almighty, and the thing that brings close to Rab (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ).’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 144, Hadees 2329)

14. Allah Almighty makes bondman avoid the world

Sayyiduna Mahmood Bin Labeed رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes His bondman avoid the world as you make your patient avoid eating and drinking [harmful things].’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 321, Hadees 10450)