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HARUN YAHYA

his distress and the world will come to him humbled by
itself. But a person whose chief aim and ambition will be
the seeking of this world, through his effort and exertion,
Allah will produce the marks of want in the middle of his
forehead and on his face and make his condition misera-
ble…” (al-Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad, al-Darami)
“The one who wakes up in the morning thinking only of
worldly matters, and thus neglects his acts of worship, will
receive no help from Allah.” (at-Tabarani)
“If the son of Adam were to possess two valleys of riches, he
would long for the third one. And the stomach of the son of
Adam is not filled but with dust. And Allah returns to him
who repents.” (Sahih Muslim, Book 005, Number 2282)
“O humanity, fear Allah and sum up (your efforts) in
acquiring (worldly riches) for no one dies till he gets full
measure of his provision even if he is slow-paced in it. So
fear [and respect] Allah and act decently in acquiring (the
world).” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Business
Transactions)
“Whenever anyone of you sees a person who is better
than him in wealth and in face and figure, he should look
at someone who is inferior to him in these respects.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Envy
Envy is defined as not being happy with somebody else’s
blessing and to hope that this blessing will eventually end.
People engage in envy regardless of whether or not they have
actively striven to remove that blessing. Envy among believers
negates solidarity among Muslims and is forbidden in the
Qur’an. In order to be saved from this, one has to pray to

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