حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعْضِ جَسَدِي فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ كُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا كَأَنَّكَ غَرِيبٌ أَوْ عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ وَاعْدُدْ نَفْسَكَ فِي الْمَوْتَى
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4764
It was narrated that lbn ‘Umar said: The messenger of Allah (PBUH) took hold of me and said; “0 'Abdullah’ be in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveller pass Ang through, and regard wurself as being among the dead.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020