our Nafs keeps on convincing us that you should travel only if someone else bears your expenses. Besides, you should be paid for the days you spent in Madani Qafilah. Regrettably, with such a materialistic approach, how can we succeed in pleasing our Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ?
Sarwar-e-Deen! Li-jiye apnay naatuwano ki khabar
Nafs-o-Shaytan Sayyida! Kab tak dabatay jayain gey
(Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish)
Dear Islamic brothers and those who love wealth, listen! The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A person says, ‘It is my wealth! It is my wealth!’ Yet, he can benefit from his wealth in only three ways: (1) Which he has eaten and (thus) it ceases to exist, (2) which he wore and (thus) it becomes old, and (3) which he gave (in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ) and (thus) deposited it for the afterlife and apart from this is all, that will go (i.e. he will not benefit from it) since he will leave it for other people (when he will die). (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1582, Hadees 2959)
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Who is the one amongst you who likes the wealth of his inheritors more than his own wealth?’ Blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم replied,