The Three Valid Pursuits of Life

Hawzah News Agency- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said:

مَکْتُوبٌ فِی حِکْمَهِ آلِ دَاوُدَ علیه السّلام لَا یَظْعَنُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَّا فِی ثَلَاثٍ زَادٍ لِمَعَادٍ أَوْ مَرَمَّهٍ لِمَعَاشٍ أَوْ لَذَّهٍ فِی غَیْرِ مُحَرَّمٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْحَیَاهَ ذَلَّ.

It is written in the wisdom of the family of David, peace be upon him: ‘A man should not set out [on a journey] except for three things: provision for the Hereafter, sustenance for livelihood, or pleasure that is not forbidden.’ Then he said: ‘Whoever loves [this worldly] life becomes humiliated.

Al-Khisal,Book 3,Hadith 110