“Indifference towards this world does not mean forbiddingwhat is permitted, or squandering wealth, rather indifference towardsthis world means not thinking that what you have in your hand is morereliable than what is in Allah’s Hand, and it means feeling thatthereward for a calamity that befalls you is greater than that whichthecalamity makes you miss out on.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If yousee a man who has been given indifference with regard to this worldand who speaks little, then draw close to him for he will indeedofferwisdom.’”

“A man came to theProphet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, show me a deedwhich,if I do it, Allah will love me and people will love me. TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) said: “Be indifferent towards this world,and Allahwill love you. Be indifferent to what is in people’shands, and theywill love you.”

“We stopped with Abu Hashim bin ‘Utbah, who hadbeenstabbed, and Mu’awiyah came to visit him. Abu Hashim wept andMu’awiyah said to him: ‘Why are you weeping, O maternal uncle? Isthere some pain bothering you, or is it because of this world, thebest of which has already passed?’ He said: ‘It is not for any ofthese reasons. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave me some adviceand I wish that I had followed it. He (ﷺ) said: “There may come atime when you will see wealth divided among the people, and all youwill need of that is a servant and a mount to ride in the cause ofAllah.” That time came, but I accumulated wealth.’”

“Salman felt sick andSa’dcame to visit him, and when he saw him he wept. Sa’d said to him:‘Why are you weeping, my brother? Are you not a Companion of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)? Are you not? Are you not?’ Salman said:‘Iam only weeping for one reason: I am not weeping because oflongingfor this world or for dislike of the Hereafter. But theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) gave me some advice and I think that I havetransgressed.’He said: ‘What was his advice to you?’ He said:‘He advised me thatsomething like the provision of a rider issufficient for anyone ofyou, and I think that I have transgressedthat. As for you, O Sa’d,fear Allah when you pass a verdict, andwhen you distribute (spoils ofwar), and when you decide to doanything.’”

“Zaid bin Thabit departed from Marwan at mid-day. Isaid:‘He has not sent him out at this time of the day except forsomethinghe asked.’ So I asked him, and he said: ‘He asked meabout some thingswe heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:“Whoever is focusedonly on this world, Allah will confound hisaffairs and make him fearpoverty constantly, and he will not getanything of this world exceptthat which has been decreed for him.Whoever is focused on theHereafter, Allah will settle his affairsfor him and make him feelcontent with his lot, and his provisionand worldly gains willundoubtedly come to him.”

“I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoeverfocuses allhis concerns on one thing, the Hereafter, Allah willrelieve him ofworldly concerns, but whoever has disparate concernsscattered among anumber of worldly issues, Allah will not care inwhich of its valleyshe died.’”

“I do not know except that he attributed it to theProphet (ﷺ)” – “Allah says: ‘O son of Adam, devote yourselfto Myworship, and I will fill your heart with contentment and takecare ofyour poverty; but if you do not do that, then I will fillyour heartwith worldly concerns and will not take care of yourpoverty.’”

“I heard the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) say: ‘The likeness of this world in comparison to theHereafter is that of anyone of you dipping his finger into the sea:let him see what he brings forth.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) lay down on areed mat, and it left marks on his skin. I said: ‘May my father andmother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah! If you had told uswe would have provided you with something that would save you thistrouble.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘What is therebetweenmyself and the world? This world and I are just like a riderwho stopsto rest beneath the shade of a tree then goes and leavesit.’”

“We were with the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) in Dhul-Hulaifah, when we saw a dead sheep lifting itsleg (because of bloating). He said: ‘Don’t you think this isworthlessto its owner? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, thisworld is moreworthless to Allah than this (dead sheep) is to itsowner. If thisworld was worth the wing of a mosquito to Allah, thedisbeliever wouldnot have a drop to drink from it.’”

“I was riding with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) when he came across a dead lamb that had been thrownout.’ Hesaid: ‘Don’t you think that this is worthless to itsowners?’ It wassaid: ‘O Messenger of Allah, it is because it isworthless that theyhave thrown it out, - or words to that effect. Hesaid: ‘By the One inWhose Hand is my soul, this world is moreworthless to Allah than thisis to its owners.’”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying:‘Thisworld is cursed and what is in it is cursed, except theremembranceof Allah (dhikr) and what is conducive to that, or one whohasknowledge or who acquires knowledge.’”

“This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for thedisbeliever.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)tookhold of some part of my body and said: ‘O ‘Abdullah, be in thisworld like a stranger, or one who is passing through, and consideryourself as one of the people of the graves.’”

“Shall I not tell you about the kings of Paradise?’ Isaid:‘Yes.’ He said: ‘A weak and oppressed man who wears tatteredclothes and is not paid any heed. If he swears (an oath) by Allah,Allah fulfills it.’”

“Shall Inot tell you about the people of Paradise? Every weak andoppressedone. Shall I not tell you about the people of Hell? Everyharsh,haughty and arrogant one.”

“Theone who most deserved to be envied, un my view, is the onewho hasthe least burden, who prays a great deal and finds joy inprayer, andwho is unknown among people and is not paid any heed. Hisprovisionwill be sufficient, he will be content with it, his deathwill comequickly, his estate will be small and his mourners will befew.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Simplicity is partoffaith.’”