Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen! The virtuous people of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have strong aversion towards worldly wealth and possession; it is for the reason, Ghaus-e-Pak رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه strongly refused to take the wealth of the Khalifah and without considering his status and position, gave him reformatory Madani pearls.  The rich are flattered by those who are driven by the greed of wealth whereas the virtuous people of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ possess the treasure of contentment. The worldly mortal wealth is not the focus of their attention but they focus their minds on the mercy of Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ. On contrary, if we look into ourselves, majority of people are after worldly wealth and pleasure and are void of Fikr-e-Aakhirat (contemplation of Hereafter). All our efforts and energies are being utilized to improve worldly life, and we have engrossed ourselves in the pleasure of mortal life to such an extent that we have made ourselves completely heedless of our sudden death, dark grave and the questions that will be asked by the angels ‘Munkar Nakeer’. Let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم condemning the world, in order to ward off the love and pleasure of this world from our hearts:

1.         اَلدُّنْیَا مَلْعُوْنَۃٌ، مَلْعُوْنٌ مَا فِیْھَا اِلَّا مَا کَانَ لِلّٰہِ مِنْھَا: i.e., The world is accursed and what it contains is accursed except whatever is for the sake of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Maraseel Abi Dawood, pp. 20)

2.         حُبُّ الدُّنْیَا رَأسُ کُلِّ خَطِیْئَۃٍ: i.e. Love for the world is the fountainhead of all sins. (Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, pp. 223, Hadees 3662)

3.         یَا عَجَبًا کُلَّ الْعَجَبِ لِلْمُصَدِّقِ بِدَارِ الْخُلُوْدِ وَھُوَ یَسْعٰی لِدَارِ الْغُرُوْرِ: i.e. That person is very surprising who witnesses the eternal abode (i.e. the afterlife) but is making efforts for the deceptive abode (i.e. the world).

(Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 8, pp. 133, Hadees 61)

In order to get rid of the pleasure of world, ponder in this way that immensely rich people came in this world, utterly lost in their riches, power, fame, transitory love for family, temporary association with friends, and they had completely forgotten the darkness and isolation of grave under the flattering service of their attendants and slaves but finally their mortal lives