Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 458
Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life
Arabic hadith text
وعنه أن رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: "إن الدنيا حلوة خضرة وإن الله تعالى مستخلفكم فيها، فينظر كيف تعملون، فاتقوا الدنيا واتقوا النساء" ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The world is sweet and green (alluring); and verily, Allah is making you to succeed each other, generations after generations in it in order to see how you act. So beware of this world and beware of women".[Muslim].