Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 489
Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبي هريرة، رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: "أصدق كلمة قالها شاعر كلمة لبيد: ألا كل شئ ما خلا الله باطل". ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most truthful statement a poet has ever made is the saying of Labid: Everything besides Allah is vain."[Al- Bukhari and Muslim].