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It is related by Abdullah bin
Abbas (RA) that the Apostle of God said: “Even if a man possesses two fields
and two forests full of worldly goods, he will like to have a third, and
man’s belly will get filled up only with earth [i.e., his insatiable appetite
for wealth will end only in the grave], and God shows compassion to the
bondsman who turns his face towards Him.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Commentary:
Excessive desire for wealth is a common human failing to the extent that if a
man’s fields and forests are overflowing with riches he will still not be
satisfied and go on wanting an increase in them till the last moment of his
life.
Fondness for wealth ends only with death. There is a special favour of the
Lord on those who make Him, and not the material world, the object of their
adoration. God grants them contentment and they lead a happy and peaceful
life here in this world too.
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