Chapter IV: Poverty and Renunciation
MERITS OF WORLD RENUNCIATION. God says : Those who were given knowledge, said : We to you. The reward of God is best for those who have faith and do good deeds — 28 : 80. It appears from this verse that God mixed renunciation with knowledge. He says : They will be given double rewards for their patience. In this verse He has spoken of those who renunciated the world- God again says : Of those who renounced the world.
God again says : We have created what is in the earth as adornment. By that, We shall try who is best in action. By this, world renunciation has been spoken of as the best. God says: We will increase cultivation of one who wishes that of the next world. He will give the cultivation of one who wishes that of this world, but he will have no share in the next world. God says :
Don't prolong your eyes towards what We have provided them of different kinds of the adorment of this world in order to try them therein, but the provision of your Lord better and more lasting— 20:31.
Hadis — (1) The Prophet said ; God makes the affairs of one who rises early in the morning with thoughts of this world many- sided. He makes divisions of his wealth and places property before his eyes, although he will have nothing of the world except what has been destined for him, God gather the thoughts of one in one place who rises early in the morning with the thoughts of the next world, protects his properties, gives satisfaction to his mind and the world comes to him with eager expectation. (2) The Prophet also said : Come near one whom you see talcing silence and renouncing the world, because wisdom meets him. (3) For this reason the wise said : God causes the fountain of wisdom flow in the mind of one who renounces the world upto 40 days and fills up his tongue with eloquence. (4) A certain companion said : We asked the Prophet : O Messenger of God, who is best? He said : The believer whose heart is protected and whose tongue is truthful. We asked, O Messenger of God, what is protection of heart. He said : God fearing pure heart which has got no treachery, deceit, disobedience hatred and malice. We asked- O Messenger of God, who is the next best? He said : He who hates the world and loves the next world. From this it is clear thaf; he who loves the world is worst. (5) The Prophet said : If you wish to have God's love, take recourse to renunciation in the world. So make renunciation a cause for love.
He who is loved by God is placed in the highest rank. (6) The
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