Dear Islamic brothers! Surely wealth is such a thing that makes a person heedless of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. This parable contains admonitory lessons for those who are always greedy for wealth, forget to differentiate between Halal and Haram wealth while satisfying the burning desire to accumulate wealth and find peace of life only in wealth. 

Remember! Medicines can be bought by wealth, but not cure. With wealth, you can find friends but not loyalty. One can live a good life through wealth, but cannot avoid death. Fame can be achieved by wealth, but not respect. Good houses, vehicles and nice clothes can be bought by wealth, but one cannot become deserving of the intercession of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by using them for the wrong purpose.

Remember! Our wealth may be useful to make every difficult work easy in the world, but will the same wealth help us if we are tormented in the grave due to our bad deeds? If we do not answer to the questions of Munkar Nakir, so will we get benefit from our wealth that time? If snakes and scorpions attack us in the grave, so will our wealth bring us salvation from them? Will our wealth bring comfort and peace for us in the terrors of the Judgement Day? Will our wealth be useful in helping us to get rid of the Hell? Of course not, not at all, but rather the virtuous deeds for which we are heedless today, will become the source of salvation from the difficult situations.

How should I be happy?

Sayyiduna ‘Aun Bin Abdullah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Alas! How heedless am I though there will be no negligence at all in my accountability? How can my life be pleasant though a very tough day is ahead of me? Why don’t I become active in performing deeds though I do not know when I will die? How should I be happy in the world though I do not have to live here forever? Why should I prefer it though before me the world harmed the one who preferred it? Why should I like it though it will perish? Why should I be greedy for it as my abode is somewhere else? Why should I feel sad for it (loss of this world) because by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I do not know how I will be treated due to my sins. (Hilyat-ul-Auliya, vol. 4, pp. 285, Raqm 5593)