The Cure for Excessive Thinking and Greed for the Adornment of This World
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the cure for excessive thinking and greed for obtaining the adornment of this worldly life?
Answer:
One’s thinking must be focused on the verses of Allah for the sake of taking heed and being admonished. Thinking about the verses of Allah means reflecting on the Qur’an, reflecting on the hadiths, and observing the dominion of the heavens and the earth, so as to deduce from that the power and greatness of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. This is the required thinking. As for thinking about the matters of this world and its pleasures, this is blameworthy. This is blameworthy except to the extent of necessity, where one thinks about how to sell and how to buy, and thinks about which goods are most suitable. There is nothing wrong with that. This is limited thinking for the sake of benefit. But to waste one’s entire life thinking about this world is a waste of life and a waste of time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the cure for excessive thinking and greed for obtaining the adornment of this worldly life?
Answer:
One’s thinking must be focused on the verses of Allah for the sake of taking heed and being admonished. Thinking about the verses of Allah means reflecting on the Qur’an, reflecting on the hadiths, and observing the dominion of the heavens and the earth, so as to deduce from that the power and greatness of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. This is the required thinking. As for thinking about the matters of this world and its pleasures, this is blameworthy. This is blameworthy except to the extent of necessity, where one thinks about how to sell and how to buy, and thinks about which goods are most suitable. There is nothing wrong with that. This is limited thinking for the sake of benefit. But to waste one’s entire life thinking about this world is a waste of life and a waste of time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح في الحوية — alfawzan.live (44:36)
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