Wretchedness

Among the symptoms of wretchedness are: a look of apathy in the eyes, hardness of the heart, intense greed in seeking out one s livelihood, and persistence in committing sins.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  السَّعيدُ مَن سَعِدَ في بَطنِ اُمِّهِ ، والشَّقِيُّ مَن شَقِيَ في بَطنِ اُمِّهِ . كنز العمّال : 491.

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The prosperous one is he who prospered from when he was in his mother's womb, and the wretched one is he who was wretched from when he was in his mother's womb.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 491

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أشقَى الأشقياءِ مَنِ اجتَمَعَ علَيهِ فَقرُ الدُّنيا وعَذابُ الآخِرَةِ . كنز العمّال : 16683 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most wretched of all wretched people is he who faces poverty in this world as well as punishment in the Hereafter.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 16683

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  مِن علاماتِ الشَّقاءِ : جُمُودُ العَينِ ، وقَسوَةُ القَلبِ ، وشِدَّةُ الحِرصِ في طَلَبِ الرِّزقِ ، والإصرارُ على الذَّنبِ . الخصال : 243 / 96 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Among the symptoms of wretchedness are: a look of apathy in the eyes, hardness of the heart, intense greed in seeking out one's livelihood, and persistence in committing sins.' al-Khisal, p. 243, no. 96