Hereafter
Hadith 31 of 42
Title
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.