In Dua Abu Hamzah you recite “Muwahib Haniyyah.

In Dua Abu Hamzah you recite “Muwahib Haniyyah.” “Muwahib” is the plural of “Mawhibat” which means grant or gift and “Hani” means tasty and pleasing, which makes a heart happy. The happiness of this world is temporary. It is possible that it makes you feel happy for a while but then separation therefrom becomes a headache. Thus it is practically of no value. For example, you are given a park, a garden, bungalow, motor etc. that you like very much. Though you feel happy with it, it is temporary.

That world is better which a wise man considers hard because the worldly sweet turns sour at the time of death. (Persian couplet) The worldly bounties and gifts are bound to decrease and finally become extinct. Remembrance of death removes futile pleasures A farsighted man is lucky. If you keep in mind the end, you will never feel vain pleasure. Your imagination that all these people are happy is due to carelessness. They care the least for the Hereafter.

You see one buying the most costly carpets and enjoying thereon. But what is to happen at last? He must lie on bare earth in the grave. If one keeps this fact in mind, his intoxication caused by worldly material possessions will go away. Tell me why one should build high-rise residence for himself when his final bed will be a handful of dust in grave? (Persian couplet) But, as I have said earlier, man does not get out of negligence or carelessness so that he may pay attention to hard facts.

Gifts from God are everlasting and to be tasted in the everlasting Hereafter, not in this passing world.