Excerpts from "Mutual Reminding"

"Mutual Reminding" by Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi Al-haddad

Sayings of the Prophet (Sal-allah alaihi wa sal-lam):

"Had this World weighed with God the wing of a gnat, He would not have allowed a disbeliever a sip of it's water." 

"God keeps the world away from His believing servant, just as a careful shepherd keeps his flock away from dangerous pastures."

Quote of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (radhiallahu anhu)

"I found this world to be six things: That which is eaten, the best tasting is honey, and it is the secretion of an insect; that which is drunk, the best is water, and in this both the righteous and the depraved are equal; that which is smelled, the most fragrant is must, and it is the blood of an animal; that which is worn, the softest is silk, and it is the weaving of a worm; that which is ridden, the worthiest is the mare, and it is that on whose back men are slain; those which one marries, it is but base fluid in base fluid. It is sufficient for you to know that although the woman adorns herself with the best she has, your desire for her is for the basest she has!"