Sharah might be in regards to pleasant arts, such as
decorated buildings, fine branded horses, fancy clothes, etc. This is a disease
that originates from following hawa, the
cure for it is to know that the account for lawful earning is grave, extravagance
is prohibited and Allah does not look at the one who drags his garment out of
pride. Allah rewards a believer for everything except building.
Therefore the wise is the one who looks at how long he is
going to live, and reflect on his final abode for that is when he will be
contended with what he wears of his clothes and with whatever shelters him of
buildings.
It was reported that prophet Nuh (Alihi Salam) lived in a
house made of wool for nine hundred and fifty years. The Messenger (Peace be upon
him) never put a stone over another (build a house/ his house was built out of
mud) and on Umar bin Khattab’s (radiy Allah anhu) clothes there were twelve
patches. This is because they understood that this world is a bridge and a
bridge should be not taken as a home.
Thus whoever fails to be aware of this knowledge will be
afflicted with the disease of Sharh, and should cure himself by seeking knowledge and contemplating the
biographies of the wise scholars.
Source: “Disciplining the soul” by Ibn al-Jawzi.
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