The next sign of truly loving Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is loving the hereafter and turning away from the material world. This is because the material world encourages one to turn away from the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Whereas, the hereafter encourages one to obey Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience according to the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
In addition, it is in the hereafter a muslim will meet Allah, the Exalted, and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Therefore, true love would encourage one to turn towards the hereafter. Detachment from the material world does not mean one should completely abandon the world and live in a cave. But it means they should take what they need from this world in order to fulfil their requirements and responsibilities without waste and extravagance and turn away from the excess of this material world by dedicating their time to preparing for the hereafter.
Doing without this world was not only the tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, but as mentioned in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2352, the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, desired to depart the world in this way and be resurrected in this way.
The human heart has been created in such a way that it must contain something in it. So if one fills it with the material world then they will be no space in it for the love of the hereafter. If one turns away from the excess of this world their heart will become full with the hereafter. This will encourage them to prepare for it through sincere obedience to Allah, the Exalted. This will give rise to the true love of Allah, the Exalted and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
It is a duty on all muslims who claim this love by adopting the signs which have been discussed in this blog series. This will ensure they prove their love through actions not just words and only then will it benefit them in both worlds.
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