The Shaykh’s remarks on the end of the hadith, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Indeed, whoever makes the world his intention, Allah will place his poverty between his eyes.”

The Shaykh : The intended meaning of the hadith is actually the following sentence, which is appropriate for this chapter; that is, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . This is a very great matter, and most people are heedless of it. The Messenger (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him) explains to us in this entire hadith that if a Muslim’s intention and concern is the world, his life will be the opposite of that, in poverty, distress, and worry. This is because wealth, in reality, as the Sunnah explains one part of it through another, is not a material matter where it is said: everyone who possesses money is rich, and everyone who has no money is poor. The Sunnah testifies and reality confirms that this is not the case. The Sunnah says: . So, the richness of the soul is the true richness. Reality testifies to this, because we see many people who are rich, having millions of dinars, and yet they live in distress and sorrow. This is because wealth is not the wealth of material things, but rather the wealth of the soul.
So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) draws the Muslim’s attention to this reality: that he must not be concerned with his worldly life and make it his goal and his constant pursuit. Rather, he should make the world a means, not an end. And he should aim with his life in this world and his earning of sustenance not for the world, but for the pleasure of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). If you are like that, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will facilitate for you the means of sustenance, and the world will come to you while it is reluctant and submissive. Of course, the Messenger (peace be upon him) does not mean: in the sense that you have become a millionaire. No, rather he means that what is written for you from the world will come to you, and you will be rich in soul and at peace in heart. This is what is intended by wealth. What is not intended by wealth is material things. The Messenger (peace be upon him) revolves around this in the end of the hadith when he said: . He is always concerned...
...So the Messenger (peace be upon him) informs that whoever makes the world his intention, Allah will place his poverty between his eyes, and scatter his household—his wealth and sustenance—and he will not get from it except what is written for him. And the opposite is the opposite: whoever makes the Hereafter his intention, Allah will place his wealth in his heart, suffice him in his household, and the world will come to him while it is reluctant.
“Dha’iyah” (household), as I recall in this hadith, means family and children. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for whoever does not concern himself with the world except to the extent of fulfilling the obligation of striving for sustenance, will facilitate this sustenance for him, place wealth in his heart, suffice him in the burden of his family and dependents, and the world will come to him while it is reluctant.