15. Slave of Dirham is accursed

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم said, ‘The slave of dirham and dinar is accursed.’

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 166, Hadees 2382)

16. Destruction caused by love for wealth and respect

Sayyiduna Ka’b Bin Malik رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم said, ‘If two hungry wolves are let loose amongst nanny goats, they do not cause as much loss as the greed for wealth and respect causes to the man’s religion.’ (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 166, Hadees 2383)

17. The world is a prison for Believer

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘The world is a prison for a believer and Paradise for a non-Muslim.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1582, Hadees 2956)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

World is like sand!

Dear Islamic sisters! 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 her 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.

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