Riyad as-Salihin, 70
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The life of the world is sweet and green. Allah makes you generations succeeding one another so that He may try you in respect of your actions. So beware of the beguilements of the world and those of women. The first trial of Banu Israel was through women". <b>[Muslim]</b>.
الثاني: عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
إن الدنيا حلوة خضرة، وإن الله مستخلفكم فيها فينظر كيف تعملون، فاتقوا الدنيا واتقوا النساء؛ فإن أول فتنة بني إسرائيل كانت في النساء
((رواه مسلم)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 70
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It urges aversion to indulgence of this life and refraining from pursuing its withering pleasures. Instead, one should consider it no more than a means of provision to the Hereafter such that he takes his fair share of it whilst seeking the Hereafter.<br>
2) It instructs caution of being infatuated by this life in general and by women in particular, because they are one of the most serious and severe trials of this life.