Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:11898 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا عَارِمٌ أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا ثَابِتُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ثنا ثنا هِلَالُ بْنُ خَبَّابٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوِ اتَّخَذْتَ فِرَاشًا أَوْثَرَ مِنْ هَذَا قَالَ «مَا لِي وَلِلدُّنْيَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا كَرَاكِبٍ سَارَ فِي يَوْمٍ صَائِفٍ فَاسْتَظَلَّ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ ثُمَّ سَارَ وَتَرْكَهَا»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas reported that Umar ibn al-Khattab entered upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was on a mat that had left marks on his side. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if only you would take a more comfortable bed than this.' He said: 'What do I have to do with this world? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, my example and the example of this world is but like a rider who traveled on a hot day and rested under a tree for a while, then continued on and left it.'