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Having excessive ambitions in this worldly life is one of the greatest diseases of the heart. What is the meaning of this disease? What are its harmful consequences? What is its treatment?
Meaning of Excessive Ambitions in this Worldly Life
Having excessive ambitions in this worldly life is to continuously strive for its pleasures and persistently indulge in its luxuries whilst turning away from the Hereafter. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}...And be diverted by ]false[ hope...{]Quran 15:3[ Commenting on this verse, Al-Qurtubi, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, “Their excessive ambitions in this worldly life turned them away from obeying Allaah.” Ibn Hajar, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, “There is an important rationale behind ambitions in this worldly life. Having ambitions in this worldly life is not totally dispraised as without it no one would be able to enjoy his life or look forward to doing anything that is related to this world. What is dispraised is having extensive ambitions in this worldly life and not preparing for the Hereafter. As long as a person is safe from this, he is not required to totally abstain from having ambitions in this world. Ignorance and love for this world are the causes behind this disease.”
Having Excessive Ambitions in this Worldly Life is Dispraised in the Quran
There are many verses in the Quran that dispraise having excessive ambitions in this worldly life. The Noble Quran uses multiple modes of address to warn people against this incurable and destructive disease. For example Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:
•}Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims. Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by ]false[ hope, for they are going to know.{]Quran 15:2-3[
• When talking about the Jews, Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - ]even[ more than those who associate others with Allaah. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the ]coming[ punishment that he should be granted life. And Allaah Is Seeing of what they do.{]Quran 2:96[
•}]Allaah[ will Say: “How long did you remain on earth in number of years?” They will say: “We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate.” He will Say: “You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?”{]Quran 23:112-115[
•}Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.{]Quran 57:16[
Having Excessive Ambitions in this Worldly Life is Dispraised in the Sunnah
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, warned his Ummah )nation( against having extensive ambitions in this worldly life, as it is likely to drive the person away from obeying Allaah. It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him that he said, “I heard the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saying:‘The heart of an old man remains young in two respects: his love for this worldly life and his excessive ambitions in it.’” ]Al-Bukhaari[
It was narrated on the authority of Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, that he said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, once drew a few lines and said:‘This is ]man's[ ambitions, and this is the instant of his death, and while he is in this state ]of ambitions[, the nearer line ]death[ comes to Him.’" ]Al-Bukhaari[
It was narrated on the authority of Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, that he said, “The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, once drew a square and then drew a line in the middle of it and let it extend outside the square and then drew several small lines attached to that central line, and said:“This is the human being, and this ]square[ is his lease of life which encircles or has encircled him, and this ]line[ which is outside ]the square[, represents his ambitions, and these small lines are the calamities and troubles ]which may befall him[, and if one misses him, another will overtake him, and if the other misses him, a third will overtake him.’” ]Al-Bukhaari[ It was narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, that he said,: “The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, took hold of my shoulder and said:‘Be in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveler.’" The sub-narrator added, “Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, would say, ‘If you survive till the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening; and take from your health for your sickness, and ]take[ from your life for your death.’" ]Al-Bukhaari[
It was narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him and his father, that he said, “The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said to a man while advising him:‘Utilize five things before the coming of another five: your youth before your decrepitude, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your leisure before your work, and your life before your death.’" ]Al-Haakim narrated this Hadeeth according to the conditions of Al-Bukhaari and Muslim, however they did not narrate it. Ath-Thahabi agreed with him.[
It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:“Take the initiative to do good deeds before you are hindered by one of seven calamities: poverty that makes you forget the remembrance of Allaah, prosperity that leads you to transgression, an ailment that damages your health, old age that makes you lose your senses, a sudden death, the Antichrist which is an evil yet to come, or the Hour, which is indeed even more disastrous and even more bitter.”]At-Tirmithi - Hasan[
When the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was asked about the scriptures of Moosa )Moses(, may Allaah exalt his mention, he replied:“It was all full of lessons. I wonder at a person who is certain of death and can still be happy. I wonder at a person who is certain of Hell and can still laugh. I wonder at a person who believes in fate and still grieves over hardships that befall him. I wonder at a person who sees this world and how its wellbeing never lasts for people and can still feel safe in it. I wonder at a person who believes that the Day of Reckoning is soon to come and still does not perform righteous deeds.”]Al-Bayhaqi and Al-Bazzaar[ - -

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The Righteous Predecessors Warned Against Excessive Ambition in this World
The righteous predecessors, may Allaah have mercy upon them, understood the reality of this world and their hearts became attached to the Hereafter. Therefore, they advised their successors not to incline towards this worldly life and not to turn away from the Hereafter. ‘Ali, may Allaah be pleased with him, said, “The things I fear most might harm you are following whims and having excessive ambitions in this worldly life, for following whims diverts you from the truth and having excessive ambitions causes you to forget the Hereafter.”
Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allaah be pleased with him, said, “Do not let extended welfare lure you into laxity, and do not be diverted by false hope; for whatever will come is near, and whatever is far will never come.”
Salmaan Al-Faarisi, may Allaah be pleased with him, said, “Three things make me laugh out of irony: A person having excessive ambitions in this life while death awaits him, a person who is heedless while Allaah is encompassing of everything he does, and a person who laughs heartedly while not knowing whether Allaah Is angry or pleased with him.”
Once a man entered the house of Abu Tharr Al-Ghifaari, may Allaah be pleased with him, and started looking around his house, then he said, “O Abu Tharr, where is your furniture?” Abu Tharr, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied, “We have another house that we are moving to ]he meant by that his house in heaven[.” The man said, “As long as you are here, it is necessary to have furniture.” Abu Tharr, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied, “The owner of the house ]i.e., Allaah[ is not leaving us here, therefore we are in no need of buying furniture.”
It was narrated that ‘Eesa )Jesus(, may Allaah exalt his mention, said, “How sane is the person who builds a home on the waves of the sea? This is the example of this world, so do not take it as your abode.”
‘Umar ibn Abdul-‘Azeez, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said in a Khutbah )Sermon(, “Do not let extended welfare harden your hearts and make you yield to your enemy. By Allaah, for a person to have excessive ambitions in this worldly life is a mistake, for he does not know whether he will live until the morning or not, or whether he will live until the evening or not; and death may take him at any moment between these.”
Abu Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Az-Zaahid, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,
We followed a funeral procession in Al-Koofah and Abu Daawood At-Taa’i, may Allaah have mercy upon him, was among the people. During the burial, Abu Daawood, may Allaah have mercy upon him, withdrew and sat to a side. I then went and sat near him. He said, “Those who fear the punishment of Allaah will gain what they desire, even if it is difficult to obtain. Those who strive for this worldly life are negligent of the Hereafter; all what is destined is soon to happen. Know that all the people of this world will eventually be of the inhabitants of the graves. Also, know that the inhabitants of graves regret the time, money and effort that they wasted in persuing the pleasures of this life and are only pleased with the good deeds that they did during their lifetimes. Sadly, what the inhabitants of graves regret, the people of this world are competing, fighting over and disputing in courts over.
Al-Ghazzaali, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, “Death has snapped the necks of tyrants, broken the backs of emperors and cut short the false hopes of Caesars, whose hearts rejected the remembrance of death until it suddenly struck them and cast them into the earth. Have any of them found haven or refuge from death?”
Others said, “Many people start their day and die before it ends and many wait for the next day but never reach it. If only you realize the truth of life and how quickly it passes by, you would detest excessive ambitions in this life and its delusion.”
Yet others said, “How can a person be happy with this life when every day deducts a month of his age, and every month eliminates a year of his age, and every year destroys his life, and his life leads him to his death.”
Muhammad ibn Waasi‘, may Allaah have mercy upon him, was asked, “How do you find yourself?” He replied, “I have a short life, excessive ambitions in this world and many wrong deeds.”
A man wrote a letter to his brother, saying, “Sorrow over what is missed from the pleasures of this life is endless and death is close to a person. Every day decreases his lifespan; and illness gradually increases in his body day after day. So, start performing good deeds before death comes to you. Peace be upon you.”
Consequences of Excessive Ambitions in this Worldly Life
Having excessive ambitions in this worldly life leads to committing misdeeds and keeps a person away from obeying Allaah. It is also one of the causes of violating prohibitions, transgression and plundering others' rights. Therefore, a person must always recall death and show due reverence towards Allaah.
The Remedy for this Disease
Ignorance and love of this world are the cause of having excessive ambitions in this worldly life. Treatment of this disease lies in being aware of its dangers and harmful consequences, realizing the importance of performing obligations on their prescribed time and understanding that procrastination leads a person to failure and loss. The slave of Allaah has to know that he is required to be where Allaah The Exalted has commanded him to be, and to avoid acts that Allaah The Exalted has commanded him to abstain from. One also should make his motto the same as that raised by Haatim Al-Asamm, may Allaah have mercy upon him, who said, “I knew that none would perform my duties for me and therefore I am occupied in fulfilling them. I saw that people look at my appearance while Allaah looks at what is concealed inside me, so I realized that it is worthier and better to be conscious that Allaah is watching me. I also knew that death comes suddenly and, therefore, I decided to perform good deeds before it comes.”
There is a great difference between having hopeful expectations and having extensive ambitions in this worldly life. A person who has hopeful expectations for something will do his utmost in order to attain it and a person who fears something will flee from it. On the other hand, having excessive ambitions in this life leads a person to neglecting the matters of the Hereafter and preparing for it. One who seeks remedy for this disease has to understand the truth of this worldly life and how insignificant and valueless it is, and that it takes the side of those who are mean and cowardly and is their endless pleasure. Principally, one does not find in this world but what he dislikes and when he finds something that pleases him, it is but an exception.
Once, Ibn As-Sammaak, may Allaah have mercy upon him, went to Haaroon Ar-Rasheed, may Allaah have mercy upon him, while Haaroon was having a drink of water. Then Haaroon Ar-Rasheed asked for his admonishment. Thereupon, Ibn As-Sammaak said, “O Commander of the believers, if you were prevented this drink of water, would you pay for it with half of your kingdom?” He replied, “Yes.” Then he asked, “O Commander of the believers, if you drunk this water and then could not urinate it, would you pay for this ]i.e., to be able to do so[ with half of your kingdom?” He replied, “Yes.” Then Haaroon said, “A kingdom does not ]even[ equal a drink of water or its urination.”
Al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said, “All goodness was collected in a house, and the key to this house is asceticism in this worldly life, and all evil was collected in a house, and the key to this house is the love for this worldly life.”
It was said, “This world is like one's shadow; if you try to catch it, it will escape from you, and if you leave it, it will follow you.”
Therefore, you have to ask yourself: “Where are the former and later peoples? Where are those who filled the world from east to west with pride and glory? Where are those who furnished their palaces with silks and gems? Where are those who caused the earth to tremble out of veneration and exaltation for them? Do you perceive of them anyone, or hear from them a sound?” Allaah caused them to perish, as He did with other nations, and exterminated them like disintegrated ruins. Allaah also removed them from the spaciousness of their palaces to the narrowness of graves, under stones and rocks and they became so that nothing was seen of them except their dwellings. What they accumulated throughout their lives did not benefit them, and what they earned did not avail them. Both the living and their beloved left them; both their brothers and friends abandoned them; both their relatives and non relatives forgot them. It is as if death is not decreed upon us and that it will only befall others. When we follow a funeral procession, it is as if the deceased is just going on a journey and will soon return, then we consume their inheritance as if we will be immortal in this world.
O people! Fill your life in this world with obeying Allaah and following the methodology of your Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and let your motto be:}And I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased.{ - -

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Based on the texts of Sharee‘ah )Islamic legislation(, the hopes that we attach to our sisters who work in the medical field )including doctors, nurses, social workers and officials(, include the following:
• Good intention:This is not confined to this field, but it is required from every Muslim man and woman, because it turns one’s work into a rewardable act of worship.
Is it hard for a woman to intend that she fulfills a collective duty by working in this field?
Undoubtedly, having such a good intention entitles one to additional reward from Allaah The Almighty, along with the original reward for undertaking a collective duty.
Is it hard for the woman who works in this field to intend to satisfy the needs of the Ummah )nation( to be independent of the non-Muslims and avoid the evils of their presence among us?
Is it hard for her to intend to do good for her fellow women by treating them, while simultaneously being a source of psychological comfort for them?
These intentions cost nothing; however, they entitle one to a great reward in addition to their role as moral and behavioral regulators of one’s work.
The presence of such great intentions in our hearts will lead to the eradication of many things that are not in accordance with the teachings and rulings of the Sharee‘ah.
• Acting as a role modelfor Muslim women as well as men by combining both adherence to the religion and utilizing the means of the latest technologies and modern sciences.
Some people in our Muslim communities believe that scientific and technological progress necessitates neglecting many of the Sharee‘ah regulations. They try to convince us that we cannot achieve any material progress without forsaking some parts of our religion. On the other hand, some people say that we must forsake material advancement to protect the religion, which is more precious. However, this is unrealistic, because the absence of Muslim male or female doctors will force Muslims to go to a non-Muslim doctor.
The contradiction between adherence to the rulings of the Sharee‘ah and achieving material progress is an illusion that results from two reasons:
- Ignorance about religion, which makes some people forsake some of their religious duties.
- A defeatist attitude, which leads to sacrificing many of the principles of the Sharee‘ah.
The solution lies in acquiring true knowledge that creates a balance between the commands of Allaah The Almighty and the requirements of material progress which Allaah The Almighty made available to all people. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth.{]Quran 2: 29 [
• We hope to see medical workers among the most active people in the field of Da‘wah )Islamic propagation( and enjoining what is good. We do not mean that clinics and hospitals should turn into halls for delivering lectures or Khutbahs;)sermons(, rather, we mean that medical workers should utilize their status to encourage people to do what is good.
You know that Christian evangelists uses medical services to spread their message in Islamic and non-Islamic countries. Their profession does not prevent them from exploiting their work in spreading Christianity and enticing thousands or millions of people towards apostatizing from Islam. The reality in Indonesia for example is appalling and reveals the horrible deception and exploitation of people’s needs.
Consequently, it is inappropriate for some Muslims to reject our call for using medical services to benefit Da‘wah activities, because we do not call on doctors to leave their work to deliver Khutbahs; rather, we ask them to deal with people kindly, speak with them gently, and draw their attention wisely to avoid violations.
• We hope that workers in the medical field )men and women( will utilize their distinguished social status, which makes their advice more acceptable. The new professions in any society retain appreciation as long as its people are few. Hence, people appreciate their efforts and accept their recommendations. Advice from a doctor might be more influential for some people than advice from an Islamic caller or a teacher. Therefore, you should not lose or neglect this blessing that Allaah The Almighty has bestowed upon you.
• Our medical environment today is inherited from others and thus it contains good and bad elements --whether in terms of the program, administration, or practices. Thus, we should work on correcting the wrong elements through continuous revision, self-criticism and good behavior.
It is a very negative approach to surrender to every new innovation or theory that comes from non-Muslim communities. We are not saying that everything that comes from these disbelieving communities is bad and condemned. Some material systems and values apply equally to Muslims and non-Muslim, however, there are behaviors and administrative approaches that should be modified to accord with Islamic teachings.
The medical field is not above criticism, but it is also not an open topic for everyone. If we want people to respect this field, we should not resist correction, reform, and constructive criticism.
• We hope to get rid of the obstacles that face many of those who love the field of medicine and want to work in it, particularly women. These obstacles deprive them from any opportunity of positive interaction in this field and they can be divided into two types:
1- Organizational and administrative obstacles upon which these institutions are founded.
2- Obstacles created by the behavior of some workers in the field.
According to what is hear from doctors, there is no doubt that the medical field is in great need for male workers, and a greater need for female workers. Indeed, there is a social problem, because many people want to work in this field but they have several fears regarding it and prefer to keep away in spite of their belief in its great importance.
Possibly, those who are at the top of the administrative, organizational and even behavioral hierarchy are the ones who create these obstacles, which has diminished the quality and quantity of the medical workforce. Hence, it is the responsibility of each member of this institution to work towards removing these obstacles. This is the responsibility of senior officials, directors and even ordinary individuals, whose behavior might have given a particular impression about this field and we think that there is no need to clarify further, as even a word is sufficient indication to a wise person.
• We hope to see interdependence between the various branches of medicine )medical services, nursing, social service, and administration(. We also hope to see separation between men and women. This is not just a dream, because it is a reality in some countries. Separation means getting rid of the negative aspects and creating a comfortable atmosphere for medical workers )men and women( and the general people in such a way that contributes to the success of work in the field of medicine. We all know that many women prefer to be checked and treated by female doctors, because they can deal with them freely, easily and comfortably.
We are not saying that this separation will take place overnight. However, we should work towards instituting practical steps, and a clear strategy towards this necessary and possible end.
Of course, in certain circumstances it may be necessary for women to be checked by men and vice versa, and this is acceptable under the Sharee‘ah as long as it remains within the limits of necessity.
We suffer from shortage in female medical cadres, so, we should start working towards candidates who are suited to achieve this purpose.
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