Hadith 69

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – From his father, from Sa’ad, from Al Asbahany, from Al Minqary, from Ibn Uyayna, from Al Nuhry who said, ‘I heard Ali Bin Al-Husayn-asws saying: ‘One who is not consoled by the consolation of Allah‑azwj will cut himself with regret upon the world. By Allah-azwj! What is the world and the Hereafter except like two hands of the scale. Whichever outweighs, it does away with the other’. Then he-asws recited Words of Mighty and Majestic: When the event occurs [56: 1] – meaning the Qiyamah – There isn’t a belying for its occurrence [56: 2] Abasing, – by Allah-azwj, abasing the enemies of Allah-azwj to the Fire – exalting [56: 3] – by Allah-azwj, exalting the friends of Allah-azwj to the Paradise! ’
Then he-asws faced towards a man from his-asws gatherers. He-asws said to him: ‘Fear Allah-azwj and be beautiful in the seeking, and do not seek what has not been Created, for the one who seeks what has not been Created will cut himself in regret and will not attain what he seeks’. Then he-asws said: ‘And how can he attain what has not been Created? ’
The man said, ‘And how does he seek what has not been Created? ’
He-asws said: ‘One who seeks the riches, and the wealth, and the affluence in the world, for rather he seeks that for the comfort, and the comfort has not been Created in the world nor for people of the world. But rather, the comfort has been Created in the Paradise and for the people of Paradise, while the fatigue and the toil (labour) have been Created in the world and for people of the world. And no one is Given a handful from it except He-azwj is Given from the greed, similar to it, and one who attains a lot from the world would be of a lot of poverty in it because he would be poor (needy) to the people in protecting his wealth, and he would be poor (needy) to every tool from tools of the world. There isn’t any comfort in riches of the world, but the Satan-la insinuates to the son of Adam‑as that there is comfort for him in amassing that, but rather he-la ushers him to the fatigue in the world, and the Reckoning would be upon him in the Hereafter’. Then he-asws said: ‘Never! The friends of Allah-azwj are not fatigues in the world for the world, but they are fatigues in the world for the Hereafter’. Then he-asws said: ‘Indeed! And the one who accuses (Allah-azwj) for his sustenance, a sin is written against him. Like that was said by the Messiah-as to the disciples. But rather, the world is a bridge, so cross it and do not build it’’. [85]