Asceticism leads to contentment and desiring the world increases grief and worry

Who is this statement attributed to and please mention the reference?

الزهد في الدنيا يريح القلب والبدن، والرغبة في الدنيا تطيل الهم والحزن

Answer:

Imam Ahmad, Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahumallah) and other Muhaddithun have recorded this as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) mursalan [a chain with an omission after the Tabi’i].

(Az Zuhd of Imam Ahmad, Hadith: 51 and Dhammud Dunya, Hadith: 131 and Az Zuhd, Hadith: 76 of Imam Ibn Abid Dunya. Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 4595-4596)

Translation

Abstinence from the world results in peace/contentment of heart and body and desiring the world increases grief and sorrow.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

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This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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