Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "Say: The enjoyment of this world is very little, and the Hereafter is far better for those who are mindful (of Allah)." [Surah al-Nisa: 77]
And He said: "And the life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion." [Surah Al Imran: 185]
And concerning those whose deeds are not praiseworthy, He said: "Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and let long hopes keep them heedless; soon they will come to know." [Surah al-Hijr: 3]
And He said: "And fear a Day in which you will be returned to Allah; then every soul will be paid in full for what it earned, and they will not be wronged." [Surah al-Baqarah: 281]
And He said: "On the Day when every soul will find the good it has done brought before it" [Surah Al Imran: 30], to the end of the verse.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / Q6504
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Paradise is closer to any one of you than the strap of his sandal, and so is the Fire."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6504
Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew some lines and drew one line off to one side, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what this is? This is the likeness of the son of Adam and his wishes, and this line is his hope; he goes on hoping, and then death overtakes him."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6505
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The son of Adam grows old, but two things of his remain: 1. greed, 2. hope."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6506
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The heart of an old man remains young in the love of two things: amassing wealth, and a long life."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6507
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "If the son of Adam had two valleys of gold, he would seek another like them; nothing fills the belly of the son of Adam but dust, and Allah Almighty turns in forgiveness to whoever repents." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I do not know whether this is from the Qur'an or not. It has been narrated to us from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that they used to consider it part of the Qur'an until these verses were revealed: "The abundance of wealth has destroyed (preoccupied) you, until you visited the graves" [Surah al-Takathur: 1], that is, until you died.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6508
Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Which of you loves the wealth of his heir more than his own wealth?" They said: There is none among us except that his own wealth is dearer to him. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then know that there is none of you except that the wealth of his heir is dearer to him than his own wealth. Your wealth is what you have sent ahead, and what you have left behind belongs to your heirs."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6509
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The servant says: My wealth, my wealth! But his wealth is of three kinds: what he ate and consumed, or what he wore and wore out, or what he gave away and sent ahead; and whatever is besides that, he is leaving it behind and it is going to the people."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6510
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this world is sweet and green, and Allah Almighty is going to make you successors in it and will see what deeds you do. So beware of this world and beware of the trial of women."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6511
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my hand (took hold of my shoulder) and said: "Live in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveller passing along a path." The narrator said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me: "When you reach the morning, do not wait for the evening, and when you reach the evening, do not wait for the morning, and do good deeds to wipe out your sins."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6512
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever holds his brother's honour or wealth taken by wrongdoing should return it to his brother before the Day of Resurrection comes, when no dirham or dinar will be accepted from him. If he has righteous deeds, they will be taken from him and given to the one he wronged; and if he has no righteous deeds, the (other's) sins will be taken and placed upon him."
Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated a similar report from Ibn Abi Dhi'b, and in it he mentioned these words: "He should settle it today, before (the time comes) when he will have no dirham or dinar."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6513
Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wise and intelligent one is he who guards himself and works for the life after death, and the helpless (weak) one is he who makes his heart follow its desires and then sits pinning his hopes on Allah Almighty."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6514
Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at a funeral. When we reached the grave, he (peace and blessings be upon him) scattered dust onto the grave. So I went around and came in front of him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) wept (so much) that the soil became wet. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O my brothers, the same matter is (to happen to us), so prepare for it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6515
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever loves his worldly life harms his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter harms his worldly life. So prefer what will remain over what will perish."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 6516