Hadith on Dunya: Endure harm in world for safety in Hereafter

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever seeks the world will be harmed in the Hereafter, and whoever seeks the Hereafter will be harmed in the world. Thus, be harmed by the ephemeral for the sake of the everlasting.

Source: al-Zuhd li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 154

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الدُّنْيَا أَضَرَّ بِالآخِرَةِ وَمَنْ طَلَبَ الآخِرَةَ أَضَرَّ بِالدُّنْيَا فأَضِرُّوا بِالْفَانِي لِلْبَاقِي

154 الزهد لابن أبي عاصم

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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