The Reality Of This World!

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 

Fear the love of this world that has infatuated our hearts!

For the sake of this Dunya, we come together, we love each other, or break ties of kinship and friendship (except for those who have been protected by Allaah and are under His Mercy).

The love of this world has preoccupied us. Even in our sleep and dreams we only think about Dunya. The Dunya has enslaved us! Many have become the worshipers of their desires!

Allaah تعالى said:

أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

{Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilaah (god), and Allaah knowing (him as such), left him astray, sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight? Who then will guide him after Allaah? Will you not then remember?}
[Surah al-Jaathiyah (45):23. See also: Surah al-Furqaan (25): 43]

Should we not then know its reality, so that we can deal with it in a way it should be dealt with?!

This world, will it remain forever, or will it perish?!

Do we not remember that death has been written for us, as Allaah تعالى said:

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ

{We have decreed death to you all}
[Surah al-Qamar (56): 60]

And also:

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

{Every soul shall taste death. Then unto Us you shall be returned.}
[Surah al-`Ankaboot (29): 57. See also: (3:185) & (21):35]

Sooner or later, we all will die! The time has been appointed and the place has been determined. While we were still in our mother’s womb, our ages, our sustenance, etc. were written down by the Angels upon Allaah’s Command! [See Saheehain]

Therefore, when the appointed time comes, we will not live a second more nor die a second earlier.

So, is this the bliss we are looking for?! Is this the bliss for which we are tiring ourselves?! Is this the bliss that we are sacrificing ourselves for?!

We should give to this world according to its worth, not more and not less, and take from it what has been written for us, and enjoy what is Halaal (permissible) but without excessiveness, as Allaah تعالى said:

هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ ذَلُولًا فَامْشُوا فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُوا مِن رِّزْقِهِ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

{It is He, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be the Resurrection.}
[Surah al-Mulk (67): 15]

And the people had advised Qaaroon, saying:

وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

{But seek, through that (wealth) which Allaah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allaah has done well to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allaah does not like corrupters.}
[Surah al-Qasas (28): 77]

Get married, do trading, buy, sell, and do whatever you want, as long as it is Halaal (permissible) and Tayyib (good/beneficial).

But beware! Be careful! Do not exceed the limits set by Allaah! Do not do things for which you will regret on the Day of Judgment! Do not do things, the consequences of which will be evil for you in the Hereafter!

We forget, but everything has been written in Lau al-Mahfoodh (the Preserved Tablet), and our Lord does not forget.

In this world, there is hardship, suffering, trials, and afflictions! So, this makes us in need of Allaah’s help at every moment and in every situation.

Do not make this world your objective! Do not make this world your ultimate goal!

The Prophet ﷺ had said: ❝Whoever makes the Hereafter his goal, Allaah will make his heart rich and organizes his affairs, and willingly or unwillingly the world will come to him. And whoever makes the world his goal, Allaah will put poverty right before his eyes (i.e., make him constantly fear poverty), and disorganize his affairs, and the world does not come to him, except for what has already been decreed for him.❞
[Sunan al-Tirmidhee (2465) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in al-Saheehah (949)]

Who owns the world other than Allaah?! No one! If Allaah were to give something to someone, no one can prevent that; and if Allaah were to withhold something from someone, no one can provide that for him. Sub-haan Allaah!

Do you want Allaah to be your opponent?! Do you want to fight a war against your Creator?! Do you want Allaah to make all your affairs difficult?! If you don’t, then memorize this above-mentioned Hadeeth and follow its teachings.

If a person were to sell you a few hundred mosquitos, will you buy it from him? No, because they are useless to you, and moreover they are carriers of diseases and bacteria.

And for Allaah, this world is worth less than a wing of a mosquito, and the love of this world corrupts the hearts.

Sahl bin Sa`d رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝Were this world worth a wing of a mosquito, He (تعالى) would not allow the disbeliever to have a sip of water from it.❞
[Sunan al- Tirmidhee (2320) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

If this world had the slightest of weight or value with Allaah, He تعالى would not have allowed the Kuffaar to inherit from it as they do not deserve it because of their Kufr and disobedience to Him.

This Hadeeth describes the worthlessness and insignificance of the world in the sight of Allaah تعالى. For this reason, He تعالى allowed the Kuffaar and the criminals to own, inherit, and become kings and rulers in this world. And He تعالى protected and defended the Prophets and the righteous people, in general, so that it does not corrupt them.