Zuhd in this world

Arabic

ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللَّهُ، وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّكَ النَّاسُ.

Translation

Be detached from the world and Allah will love you; be detached from what people have and people will love you.

Narrator

Sahl ibn Saʿd as-Sāʿidī

Source

Ibn Mājah 4102

Commentary

Zuhd is not hating the dunyā — it is letting it pass through the hand without sticking to the heart. You can own a fortune and be zāhid; you can own nothing and be consumed by envy.