Al-Faqeeh Aboo Layth as-Samarqandee Rahmatullah'alayh says, "Allah Ta'alaa bestows four honours upon a person who restricts his worldly hopes: (i) He grants him the power to exert in devotions. (ii) grants him relief from worries, (iii) makes him content with small provisions and (iv) illumines his heart.
Scholars say that four things illumine a man's heart (with noor) (i) an empty stomach, (ii) associating with the pious, (iii) remorse over past sins and (iv) restricting worldly hopes. And Allah punishes him who entertains high hopes about distant future with four types of afflictions: (a) makes him neglect the acts of devotion. (b) increases his worry about worldly things, (c) makes him ever greedy and anxious for increase in wealth. (d) divests his heart of mercy and compassion. Scholars further say that four things breed hard-heartedness. (a) eating too much; (b) bad company; (c) forgetfulness of one's own sins; and (d) high hopes about the distant future.
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