I had a thought, which I wanted to share. Worldly success can be broken up into fame, fortune, authority, family, friends and a career.
It is important to understand that even though it is not unlawful to strive for and obtain worldly success, one must understand that worldly success is granted to people as a test. Generally speaking, there are four paths one can choose from after they are granted worldly success which determines whether they pass the test or not. The first path is that after obtaining worldly success, such as a good career, a Muslim loses themself in their career and prioritizes progressing in their career above all else. They are less bothered about making money and concentrate more on advancing in their career. This type of person is common, whereby they happily give up a higher salary for a lower one just because the latter has more opportunities to progress in their career. Their intention and striving distracts them from finding peace in this world and practically preparing for the Day of Judgement, which involves using the blessings one has been granted in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted, as outlined in the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
The second path one can choose after being granted worldly success is to lose themself in gaining more and more wealth, such as expanding their business and investing in financial opportunities. This person is less bothered with advancing in their career and spending their wealth but only cares about making more wealth. Their intention and striving distracts them from obtaining peace of mind and practically preparing for the Day of Judgement, which involves using the blessings one has been granted in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted.
The third path one can choose after being granted worldly success, is when one becomes engrossed in enjoying the worldly success they have obtained, such as wealth or fame. They worked hard to obtain worldly success and therefore feel entitled to enjoy it. These people are less bothered with making more wealth or advancing in their careers and instead only care about enjoying themselves and therefore lose themselves in entertainment, fun and games, such as going on holidays and attending parties. Their intention and striving distracts them from obtaining peace of mind and practically preparing for the Day of Judgement, which involves using the blessings one has been granted in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted.
These three paths causes a person to fail the test of being granted worldly success, even if they adhere to the lawful, as these things were not the reason why the worldly success was granted to them.
The final and correct path one can choose when they are granted worldly success is when they use the success, such as wealth, in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted, as outlined in the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Through this, they pass the test of their worldly success and obtain peace of mind and body. They obtain a good balance between making use of their worldly success in order to lead a comfortable life yet avoid excessiveness, waste and extravagance. This does not mean one cannot enjoy worldly success, but it means success lies in enjoying it in moderation so that one is not distracted from obtaining peace of mind and practically preparing for the Day of Judgement, which involves using the worldly blessings one has been granted in ways pleasing to Allah, the Exalted. This is only possible to do when one learns and acts on the Holy Quran and the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. This is not possible to do for the one who chooses one of the first three paths discussed after they are granted worldly success.
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