Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 471

Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, guide me to such an action which, if I do Allah will love me and the people will also love me.” He (ﷺ) said, “Have no desire for this world, Allah will love you; and have no desire for what people possess, and the people will love you.”.

وعن أبي العباس سهل بن سعد الساعدى، رضي الله عنه، قال‏:‏ جاء رجل إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ يا رسول الله دلني على عمل إذا عملته أحبني الله، واحبني الناس، فقال‏:‏ “ازهد في الدنيا يحبك الله، وازهد فيما عند الناس يحبك الناس” ‏(‏‏(‏حديث حسن رواه ابن ماجه وغيره بأسانيد حسنة‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 471

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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