Tradition n. 367

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

... اِذا حُمِلَ المَيِّتُ عَلى نَع شِهِ رَفرَفَ رُوحُهُ فَوقَ النَّع شِ وَ هُوَ يُنادي: يا اَهلي وَ يا وُل دِي لا تَلعَبَنَّ بِكُمُ الدّنيا كَمـا لَعِبَت بي فَجَمَعتُ المـالَ مِن حِلِّهِ وَ غَي رِ حِلِّهِ ثُمَّ خَلَّف تُهُ لِغَيري فَال مَه نَا لَهُ وَالتَّبِعَةُ عَلَيَّ فَاح ذَرُوا مِث لَ ما حَلَّ بي.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “At the moment when the coffin of a person is being lifted and carried, the concerning soul follows its corpse and regretfully calls: 'O you my children and my relatives! Beware that the world does not cheat you as it did me. I gathered wealth regardless of it being lawful or unlawful and left all of it for others. Now I am left with its burden upon me while they enjoy the fruit of it; therefore, avoid that which is similar to what happened to me'.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 6, p. 161

Tradition n. 368

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

لَو رَأَى العَب دُ اَجَلَهُ وَ سُر عَتَهُ اِلَيهِ لَاََب غَضَ الأمَلَ وَ طَلَبَ الدّنيا.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “If man perceived his death and its speed towards him, he would certainly detest the world and its hopes.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 166

Tradition n. 369

قالَ الإمامُ الكاظِمُ عليه السلام :

مَثَلُ الدّنيا مَثَلُ الحَيَّةِ مَسُّها لَيِّنٌ وَ فِي جَوفِها اَلسَّمُّ القاتِلُ يَحذَرُهَا الرِّجالُ ذَوُوا العُقُولِ وَ يَه وي اِلَي هَا الصِّبيانُ بِأَيديهِم.

Imam al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam (‘a), said: “The likeness of this world is as a snake which is soft to the touch while there is killing poison in its inside. Possessors of wisdom avoid it but children (naive ones) are fond of it and like to catch it with their hands.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 311

Tradition n. 370

قالَ الإِمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

حُبُّ الدّنيا رَأ سُ كُلِّ خَطِيئَةٍ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “The love of this fleeting world is the origin of all vices.”

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 315