All About Greed
Abbasid Caliph Haroon Rashid desired that any one who had seen the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in his lifetime be brought before him.
After some time a very old woman was brought before the Caliph Haroon
Rashid. The Caliph Haroon Rashid asked the old woman, "Did you see
Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) yourself?" She said, "Yes! Oh Sir." The
Caliph Haroon Rashid then asked her if she remembered any narration
from him. She said yes and said,
"When old age comes two things become young, one is hope (lofty
aspirations) and the other is greed."
The Caliph Haroon Rashid thanked her and gave her one hundred dinars.
The woman thanked the Caliph Haroon Rashid and she was taken back.
Half the way some thought passed through her mind and she desired to
be brought before the Caliph Haroon Rashid once more.
When she was shown in,
the Caliph Haroon Rashid asked, "Well, why have you come back?" She
said. "I just came to inquire whether the monies you gave me were once
for all or is it to continue every year?"
The Caliph Haroon Rashid thought. "How true is the Holy Prophet
Muhammad
(SAW) word?" she has hope of life even now and she has greed for money
too.
The Caliph Haroon Rashid said, "Don't worry; you will be paid every year."
She was taken back but on the way she breathed her last.
What is Greed?
Greed is the excess fondness of money and fortune.
It is one of the bad
manners that draw to various evils and sins.
Disadvantages of Greed:
Greed enslaves man and causes him grief. The greedy cares only for
collecting fortunes without stopping at any limit.
Whenever he achieves a
goal, he works for achieving another and, so, he becomes the slave of
greater eagerness for greed until death strikes him.
He, also, exerts
laborious efforts for collecting riches, but he is the less
beneficiary.
He tires for gaining fortunes, but death comes unexpectedly upon him
to deprive him of enjoying that fortune. The heirs, then, enjoy his
fortune very easily. Furthermore, greed takes to the slips of sinful
matters that produce problematic situations in the world to come.
It also hinders from
doing charity.
Amir al- Mumini Imam Ali A.S said: "Know with certainty that you
Cannot achieve your desire and cannot exceed your destined life. You
are on the track of those before you.
Therefore, be humble in seeking and moderate in earning because often
seeking leads to deprivation.
Every seeker of livelihood does not get it, nor is everyone who is
moderate in seeking deprived."
Amir al-Muminin (as): A greedy man will always find himself in the
shackles of humility.
Amir al-Muminin (as): Greed is the key to trouble and carries man to
hardship. It causes him to commit sin.
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) said: "In his love for the world, the
greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less
it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief."
1) Never expect things to happen. Struggle and make them happen.
never expect yourself to be given a good value create a value of your
own
2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it
falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best
place where you would shine..
Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in his lifetime be brought before him.
After some time a very old woman was brought before the Caliph Haroon
Rashid. The Caliph Haroon Rashid asked the old woman, "Did you see
Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) yourself?" She said, "Yes! Oh Sir." The
Caliph Haroon Rashid then asked her if she remembered any narration
from him. She said yes and said,
"When old age comes two things become young, one is hope (lofty
aspirations) and the other is greed."
The Caliph Haroon Rashid thanked her and gave her one hundred dinars.
The woman thanked the Caliph Haroon Rashid and she was taken back.
Half the way some thought passed through her mind and she desired to
be brought before the Caliph Haroon Rashid once more.
When she was shown in,
the Caliph Haroon Rashid asked, "Well, why have you come back?" She
said. "I just came to inquire whether the monies you gave me were once
for all or is it to continue every year?"
The Caliph Haroon Rashid thought. "How true is the Holy Prophet
Muhammad
(SAW) word?" she has hope of life even now and she has greed for money
too.
The Caliph Haroon Rashid said, "Don't worry; you will be paid every year."
She was taken back but on the way she breathed her last.
What is Greed?
Greed is the excess fondness of money and fortune.
It is one of the bad
manners that draw to various evils and sins.
Disadvantages of Greed:
Greed enslaves man and causes him grief. The greedy cares only for
collecting fortunes without stopping at any limit.
Whenever he achieves a
goal, he works for achieving another and, so, he becomes the slave of
greater eagerness for greed until death strikes him.
He, also, exerts
laborious efforts for collecting riches, but he is the less
beneficiary.
He tires for gaining fortunes, but death comes unexpectedly upon him
to deprive him of enjoying that fortune. The heirs, then, enjoy his
fortune very easily. Furthermore, greed takes to the slips of sinful
matters that produce problematic situations in the world to come.
It also hinders from
doing charity.
Amir al- Mumini Imam Ali A.S said: "Know with certainty that you
Cannot achieve your desire and cannot exceed your destined life. You
are on the track of those before you.
Therefore, be humble in seeking and moderate in earning because often
seeking leads to deprivation.
Every seeker of livelihood does not get it, nor is everyone who is
moderate in seeking deprived."
Amir al-Muminin (as): A greedy man will always find himself in the
shackles of humility.
Amir al-Muminin (as): Greed is the key to trouble and carries man to
hardship. It causes him to commit sin.
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) said: "In his love for the world, the
greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less
it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief."
1) Never expect things to happen. Struggle and make them happen.
never expect yourself to be given a good value create a value of your
own
2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it
falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best
place where you would shine..
3) Falling down is not defeat...defeat is when your refuse to get
up...
4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it
5) When your successful your well wishers know who you are when you
are unsuccessful you know who your well wishers are
6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater
to tell him/her
7) "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world
8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your
life makes all the difference.
May ALLAH / God Bless You All,
Never take someone for granted, Hold every person Close to your Heart
because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a
Diamond while you were too busy collecting stones." Remember this
always in life.
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4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it
5) When your successful your well wishers know who you are when you
are unsuccessful you know who your well wishers are
6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater
to tell him/her
7) "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world
8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your
life makes all the difference.
May ALLAH / God Bless You All,
Never take someone for granted, Hold every person Close to your Heart
because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a
Diamond while you were too busy collecting stones." Remember this
always in life.
