What are the books that address the denigration of this worldly life and the preference for the Afterlife, and help in seeing life for what it truly is?

Books on asceticism (Zuhd) are numerous and varied, including:

- Attributed, standalone books by early imams like Ibn al-Mubarak and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

- Chapters on heart-softeners (Riqāq) from Sunnah books, such as Sahih al-Bukhari.

- Books that expound upon the Sunnah and address asceticism, such as: "Al-Tadhkirah bi-Ahwal al-Mawta wa Umur al-Akhirah" by Al-Qurtubi, "Hadi al-Arwah" by Ibn al-Qayyim, "Al-Takhwif min al-Nar" by Ibn Rajab, and "Al-Muqalliq" by Ibn al-Jawzi.

- Specific sections within books, such as: "Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam" regarding hadiths on asceticism, "Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin" (chapter on dispraising the worldly life and the book of asceticism), and "Madarij al-Salikin" when discussing the station of asceticism.

- Contemporary books that are easy and beneficial, such as: "Al-Iman bil-Yawm al-Akhir" by Umar al-Ashqar, "Al-Bahr al-Ra'iq" by Ahmad Farid, and "Al-Dunya Dhill Za'il" by Abd al-Malik al-Qasim.