Please mention the reference for this narration as well as the Arabic text.
Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah) said:
“O son of Adam! Sell this life for the next and you win both of them. Sell the next life for this and you lose both of them.”
Answer:
Imam Abu Nu’aym (rahimahullah) has recorded these words of Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah) as part of several advices.
(Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 2 pg. 143)
Arabic text
يا ابن آدم بع دنياك بآخرتك تربحهما جميعا ولا تبيعن آخرتك بدنياك فتخسرهما جميعا
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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