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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Living the Right Way Yearning for the Hereafter One matter expressly condemned in Islam is the love of the world for itself. However, if desiring the world is for the love of God, for His pleasure, for the hereafter or in the hope of its rewards, this is not love for the world, but, in reality, it is the love of God and for the world to come. Allah the Most High said: “Are you contented with this world’s life instead of the hereafter?

But the provision of this world’s life compared with the hereafter is but little.” He also said: “O men, surely the promise of Allah is true, therefore let not the life of this world deceive you, and let not the arch-deceiver deceive you respecting Allah.” He also said: “Know that this world’s life is only sport and play and gaiety and boasting among yourselves, and a vying in the multiplication of wealth and children, like the rain, whose causing the vegetation to grow pleases the husbandmen; then it withers away so that you see it become yellow, then it becomes dried up and broken down; and in the hereafter is a severe chastisement and (also) forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure; and this world’s life is naught but a means of deception.” He also said: “Nay!

But you love the present life, and neglect the hereafter.” He also said: “Woe to every slanderer, defamer, who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap). He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal. Nay!

He shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster.” He also said: “Then as for him who is inordinate, and prefers the life of this world, then surely hell, that is the abode.” The Holy (S) said to one of his companions: “O Ibn Mas’ud, what Allah has said: ‘That He may try you - which of you are best in deeds,’ [^1] means he who is the most ascetic with respect to the world. It is the house of deception, and the home of those who will have no home in the hereafter.

The foolish hoard their wealth for it. Surely the most stupid of people is he who seeks after the world.