Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever renounces the worldly life, afflictions will be made easy for him. Whoever expects to die, he will hasten to good deeds.”
In another narration, Ali said, “Whoever yearns for Paradise, he will forget his lusts. Whoever is afraid of the Hellfire, he will turn away from unlawful deeds.”
Source: al-Zuhd li-Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal 92
عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَنْ زَهِدَ فِي الدُّنْيَا هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمُصِيبَاتُ وَمَنِ ارْتَقَبَ الْمَوْتَ سَارَعَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ
وفي رواية أخرى قال مَنِ اشْتَاقَ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ سَلا عَنِ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَمَنْ أَشْفَقَ مِنَ النَّارِ رَجَعَ عَنِ الْحُرُمَاتِ
92 الزهد لابن أبي الدنيا من زهد في الدنيا هانت عليه المصيبات