Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever loves the world harms his Hereafter, and whoever loves the Hereafter harms his world. So prefer that which will remain (that is, the Hereafter) over that (that is, the world) which will perish."
Ahmad, al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani recorded it, and their narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 17825
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (412/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 19198، 19199، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 7923، 7967»