If this world is so temporary, does that mean I shouldn’t enjoy its good things at all?

No. The word “temporary” has been misunderstood into something it never meant, as though it were an instruction to refuse every good gift and walk through life with a frown. That was not the way of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and it was not the way of Allah with His servants. The world being temporary does not make its good things forbidden. It only means we hold them with open hands rather than clenched fists.

See how plainly the Qur’an corrects the idea that beauty and comfort are off-limits:

“Say: Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants, and the good and pure things of provision?”

Qur’an, Al-A’raf 7:32 · meaning

The question is put almost in surprise, that anyone should think Allah’s gifts were meant to be pushed away. Good food, a pleasant home, clean clothes, the honest joys of family: these are His adornment placed into your hands, and to enjoy them with gratitude is itself a kind of worship.

What we are taught is not rejection but freedom. Zuhd was never about the world leaving your hand; it was about the world leaving your heart. You may own beautiful things so long as they do not own you. The Qur’an sets that balance in a single sentence:

“And seek, by means of what Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter, and do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you, and do not seek corruption in the land.”

Qur’an, Al-Qasas 28:77 · meaning

Notice that the Hereafter and your share of this world stand side by side here, as companions, not rivals. The one who enjoys a blessing while thanking its Giver walks a straighter path than the one who refuses the gift and quietly resents the giving. And wearing the marks of His kindness pleases Him:

“Indeed Allah loves to see the effect of His blessing upon His servant.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him), Sunan al-Tirmidhi (2819) · meaning

So enjoy the good things. Only let each pleasure open back onto thankfulness, so that the gift keeps pointing you toward the Giver instead of standing in His place.

One small step: At your next meal or moment of comfort, pause for three seconds before you enjoy it and say “Alhamdulillah,” letting the pleasure and the gratitude arrive together.