Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 598
Desirability of Seclusion at times of corruption committed by the people of the World
Arabic hadith text
وعنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "يوشك أن يكون خير مال المسلم غنم يتتبع بها شعف الجبال، ومواقع القطر، يفر بدينه من الفتن" ((رواه البخاري)). وشعف الجبال :أعلاها
Translation
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best possession of a Muslim will be a herd of sheep with which he retires to the top of a mountain or places where rain is expected to fall (pastures) so as to safeguard with his faith from tribulation."[Al- Bukhari].