Love Of This World -What's The Criteria?
How should we understand below statements which are often quoted by religious leaders even if person is performing all his farz. 1. ” We should think more about Aakhira (Life after death) than about Dunya (worldly life) “ 2. ” Love of dunya and Love of Aakhira cannot stay in one heart , hence its better to pursue aakhirah then to pursue worldly matters like trying to get better in one’s job, earning high salary, getting best house, world tours etc. because these things will end with a person’s death.
Assalamualaikum It’s all about priorities. We just make akhirah priority on this world. They both are not against each other. They both in fact are related to each other and their concept works in harmony. Like by preferring Akhirah on this world I only mean two things : 1) We won’t do anything immoral or against human values to gain this world. This will protect us from negative results in Aakhirah. 2) Ideally, we should work more and more hard to achieve this world in order to secure higher ranks in hereafter! This means the more we’ll indulge in this world with our full capacity without engaging in any immoral activity the more we’ll have better hereafter! This may seem quite different statement from our normal religious belief systems but that is what I have found to be true until now. Anyways, our moderators will explain this much better …
of course not, Allah has allowed doing business even during Hajj, see the following verse: “And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass – (27) That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals.” (22: 26-27) B ut this is on the condition that it should not be the primary goal of the pilgrim. Allah has allowed doing business before and after the Friday prayer. see the verse: “ O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu’ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. (9) And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.” (62: 8-9) Worldly affairs become condemnable only when they become a priority against Deen and its injunctions. otherwise, God has named the worldly wealth as Khair (goodness)