Perspectives

26. A PERSON BECOMES OLD YET HIS GREED (HIRS) AND HOPE (AML) BECOMES YOUNGER

I noticed that the older a man gets the stronger his frugalness and hope becomes. The Prophet said: “Son of Adam becomes old (and gains grey hair) but two attributes become younger: ‘Greed {hirs) and hope (aml).

I found the reason for this to be the increase in family and need. A person may need to resort to shameless acts to achieve his objectives. 

So I said, ‘O Lord! Is it possible for me to go astray after seeing mount ‘Arafah? 

Is it possible for the desert Arabs to take me after approaching the haram? 

What a shame for the life journey not to bare any fruits!’

I used to seek you to gain my objectives,

but today I only seek your pleasure.

Then I said to mv own self, ‘You have no resort except to plead like a drowning person. If you do not receive mercy, then under the sand there is a lot of sorrow.’

(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)

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