If a man allows...

If a man allows the love for anything or anyone to come between himself and Allah, then he has worshiped that thing. In this way, money can become one's god or even one's desires could become a god. The Prophet sallaAllahu 'alayhi wasallam said,

"The worshiper of dirham (money) will always be miserable." (Reported by Anas and collected by Bukhari)

Allah 'Azza wajal said in the Qur'an,

"Have you not seen the one who takes his desires as his god?..." (Qur'an 25:43)

Taken from 'Fundamentals of Tawheed' by Dr Aby Ameenah Philips