1473: وَعَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ
قَالَ: «جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ إِذَا عَمِلْتُهُ أَحَبَّنِي اَللَّهُ، وَأَحَبَّنِي اَلنَّاسُ. قَالَ: اِزْهَدْ فِي اَلدُّنْيَا يُحِبُّكَ اَللَّهُ، وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ اَلنَّاسِ يُحِبُّكَ اَلنَّاسُ»
A man came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), direct me to a deed which if I do it, I shall be loved by Allah and by people.” He replied, “If you practice abstinence in this world, Allah will love you, and if you abstain from (desiring) what people have, they will love you.” Related by Ibn Majah and others with a good chain of narrators.
Bulugh al-Maram 1671, Book 16, The Comprehensive Book, Hadith 37. 1 min read