Shurayh bin Ubayd al-Hadrami says: When the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: O listeners of the Ash'ar tribe! Let those of you who are present convey this to those who are absent: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The sweetness of the world is the bitterness of the Hereafter, and the bitterness of the world is the sweetness of the Hereafter."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 17826
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (3439) أخرجه احمد فى المسند (342/5) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 22392، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 3438»