Abandoning your egos for the wants of this world

“If what you desire from this world is what should suffice you, a little should suffice you; but if you desire more than your sufficiency, the entire world will not suffice you. Control your egos by abandoning what the world contains, for you have entered it naked and naked you will leave it.”

– Imam al-Ghazali

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Modern Day Traps Of The Dunya | Shaykh Feiz Mohammed

Published on Apr 16, 2012 by QuranandSunnahYT

A lecture on the modern day traps of this dunya by Shaykh Feiz Mohammed; Sheikk Feiz

Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter; to them We shall pay in full [the wages of] their deeds therein, and they will have no diminution therein. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but Fire; and vain are the deeds they did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do.
[Quran 11: 15-16]

470. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "This world is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the unbeliever." [Muslim]

471. Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took hold of my shoulders and said, 'Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller on the road.' Ibn 'Umar used to say, 'In the evening, do not anticipate the morning, and in the morning do not anticipate the evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your death." [al-Bukhari]

Lecture delivered at Hume Islamic Youth Centre (HIYC) in Australia
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'I am the Dunya THE LIFE!!' - A beautiful short story

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REALITY

"BEAUTIFUL STORY"

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A boy said to his father: "I saw a girl and I want to marry her. She is so beautiful and she has gorgeous eyes. The father answered his son: of course son, let’s ask for her hand in marriage."

When the father saw the girl, he admired her beauty and he told his son: "You don’t deserve this girl, she needs someone who has experience in life and she can depend on, someone like me."

The boy was surprised by the attitude of his father and he told him : "She will marry me, not you”. They started to fight and finally they decided both to go to the police station to solve their problem.

When they tell their story to the police officer, he told them:”bring the girl so we can ask her about her opinion about this. " When the officer saw the beauty of the girl he said to the boy and his father:”you both don’t deserve her, she needs someone who has prestige like me.”

The 3 men started a fight and decided to go to the minister to solve their problem. When the minister saw the girl, he said: "She deserves to be married with a minister like me”. The prince heard about their problem and call them all to help them solve it but and when he saw the girl he said : "This girl will marry me” .

All the 5 men started to fight. Finally, the girl said “I have the solution! I will start to run and whoever catches me first, he will be my husband”. When she started to run, the boy, his father, the police officer, the minister and the prince started to run to catch her. Suddenly the 5 men fell into a deep hole.

The girl looked to them from the top and she said “did you know who am I?”

I am the Dunya THE LIFE!!

People want to run to catch me, they are racing to have me.
By doing that, they forget their religion, until they end up in their grave and won’t have me....

Glad tidings to the fortunate, able to achieve three things before leaving this dunya (this life)

Yahya ibn Mu`adh al-Razi said, “Glad tidings to the one who leaves the dunya before it leaves him, prepares for his grave before he enters it, and pleases his Lord before he meets Him.”

The Life of this World...this dunya

The Life of this World
by Abu 'Abdir-Rahman Mohammad Navaid Aziz
SunnahOnline.com

Alhamdulillâhi rabbil-'âlamîn was salâtu was salâmu 'ala ashrifil anbiyâ wal-mursalîn nabîyina Muhammad wa 'ala âlihi wa sahbihî ajma'în

Amma ba'ad:

Truly, we were granted this life to be tested which of us would remain steadfast in the dhikr (remembrance) and shukr (gratitude) of Allah, the Sublime. Living in a landmine where every step you take can lead to your possible destruction, and not destruction of the body but rather of the soul, we see people being annihilated every single day.

This world is one big attraction, making those who in reality are meagre and full of weakness look strong and mighty, making those who are ignorant seem intelligent, and portraying those who have been misguided and enslaved to their own desires as being the most guided of people.

Know, that no one lives in this dunya (world) except that he will be eaten by it in its entirety or will leave bruised and scarred except for those whom Allah, the Most High, has mercy upon. Hasan al-Basree, may Allah have mercy upon him, had some wise words concerning the dunya when he said:

       "So beware of this land (the dunya) that is falling down and is misleading and 
       deceiving, being decorated by its deceit and having eluded (others) by its delusion, 
       and having killed its people with its hopes. It looks forward with anticipation 
       towards the one who proposes to it for marriage. Hence it becomes like the 
       unveiled bride - all the eyes are looking towards it, and the souls are in love with it,  
       and the hearts are captivated by it." [Related by Abu Nu'aym in al-Hilyah (2/135-136)]

Indeed he was true in his words, as we are all guilty of the crime of being deceived by the dunya with its beauty and glamour. Some of us were fortunate to get out, praise be to Allah, while others have wandered off into the everlasting dark tunnel that had no light at its beginning and has no light at its end, and the only thing that will allow him to leave is death itself. Refuge is sought with Allah, the Most High, from such an evil ending.

And know for a fact that no matter how much good you may see in this dunya, in reality it is just a wolf dressed in sheep’s clothing. Had there been any good in it, then Allah, the Beneficent, would have made it a place of reward, and place of dissension of His mercy but rather Allah only sent one of His mercies upon the earth through which we are kind to one another, and rather He has made it a place of trial and tribulation and a true prison for the believer. Likewise, had there been good in it we would have seen the Prophet, peace be upon him, being attached to it and living in its luxuries but rather he sacrificed it all with full certainty in that which will come after is better and everlasting. Thus, he said:

       "The dunya is cursed. Cursed is all that is in it except for the remembrance of Allah, 
       and that which resembles it, a scholar, and a student (of knowledge)." [Related by 
       Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah, and Bayhaqi. The wording is taken from Shaykh al-Albaanee's 
       Sahîh at-Targhîb wat-Tarhîb (1/34)]

So do we need anymore proof that this dunya is an endless pit for the one who is not careful and falls into it?

One of the most beautiful words ever uttered were at the end of a sîrah lecture (a lecture of the Prophet's life) where the speaker said referring to the Prophet, peace be upon him:

       "He had the world at his feet, yet not a dinâr to his name."

Indeed that’s what true zuhd (asceticism) and taqwâ (piety) is, having the dunya bestowed upon you from every angle imaginable and sacrificing it for the noble face of your Creator and Sustainer. Truly a noble attribute that most have lost, except those who have been encompassed by the Mercy of Allah. So let us abandon this dunya and its temporary beauty for the joys which will last for eternity. Let us be the children of the âkhirah (hereafter) and not of the dunya as 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

       "Verily the dunya is coming to an end, and the âkhirah is coming to a beginning and 
        they both have children. So be children of the âkhirah and don’t be children of the 
       dunya. For verily today there is action with no account and tomorrow there’s 
       account with no action." [Related by Ibn al-Qayyim in ad-Dâ' wad-Dawâ Fasl 15]

So let us wear the garments of imân (faith) and taqwâ (piety) as they are the only true garments the cover the 'awrah, and are the only protection from the tribulations of the dunya. Like Allah, the Most High, said:

       "And take provision, verily the best of provisions is at-taqwâ." [Al-Qur'ân 2:197]

And as He says:

       "Verily for the muttaqîn (people of taqwâ) is success (i.e. Paradise)." [Al-Qur'ân 
       78:31]

And as He says:

       "Indeed successful are the believers." [Al-Qur'ân 23:1]

And as He, the Most High, says:

       "Verily those who believe and do righteous deeds will have the gardens of 
       al-firdaus (the loftiest form of paradise)." [Al-Qur'ân 18:107]

May Allah make us of these people - Âmîn.

Lastly, before I end off, I leave you with the words of the Prophet, peace be upon him:

       "Every man starts his day being a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing 
        about its ruin."

He who enslaves his soul to Allah has indeed liberated it and he who enslaves his soul to his whims and desires then let him prepare for a marriage to captivity till death do you part. Proving this point is the statement of the 'Allâmah of raqâ'iq (heart softening traditions) Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him:

       "Verily the life of man is in the life of his heart and his soul. And there is no life in 
       the heart except by knowing its creator, having love for him, worshipping him 
       solely, turning to him in times of need, and seeking tranquillity with His  
       remembrance. And he who loses this life has lost all good. Even if he attempts to 
       substitute (this loss) with all that is in the world. For verily not even all of the world 
       together would be able to replace this life. And verily for everything that a slave 
       loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to 
       replace Him." [Related by Ibn al-Qayyim in ad-Dâ' wad-Dawâ Fasl 49]

So take these two sayings, read them, understand them, and implement them to the best of your ability, and know, without a doubt, that Allah is the one who grants success.

- The statement of Fudayl bin 'Iyyaad: "Man's fear of Allah is equal to his knowledge of Him and his renunciation of worldly pleasures is equal to his desire in the Hereafter."

- Secondly, the advice of Sufyan ath-Thawree: "Work for the sake of this life within the extent of your stay in it, and for the Hereafter within the extent of your stay therein."


[Both quotes are related in Abdul-Malik al-Qaasim's Life is a Fading Shadow, (Dar-us-Salam)]

And Allah knows best.


May Allah make us of those people who benefit from admonition and of those who when they are given are thankful, when tested are patient, and when sin are repenting (as these are the keys to success in this dunya and the âkhirah) - Âmîn.


Completed on the 3rd day of Safar 1424H
By the Slave of Allah, the one most in need of His mercy
Abu 'Abdir Rahman Mohammad Navaid Aziz
From the Holy City of al-Madînah

Realizing the reality of life in this dunya (this world)

The Prophet Muhammadﷺ (peace be upon him) said:

       "Every man starts his day being a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."