40 Hadith an-Nawawi #31

الزهد في الدنيا

Asceticism

Narrated by Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idi رضي الله عنه
Hasan Ibn Majah
Arabic
عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: "ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّك اللهُ،" "وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّك النَّاسُ" حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَغَيْرُهُ.
Pronunciation
'An Sahli bni Sa'din as-Sā'idiyyi raḍiya-llāhu 'anhu qāl: "Izhad fid-dunyā yuḥibbakallāh," "wizhad fīmā 'indan-nāsi yuḥibbakannās" Ḥadīthun ḥasanun rawāhu-bnu Mājah wa ghayruh.
English
On the authority of Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idi (RA) who said: "Renounce the world and Allah will love you," "and renounce what people possess and people will love you." A Hasan Hadith related by Ibn Majah and others.