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“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, slept on a mat and when he arose the impression of the mat was visible on his body. We said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, shall we prepare a soft mattress for you?’ He replied, ‘What have I to do with this world? In the world I am like a rider who stops under the shade of a tree for a while, then passes on, leaving it behind.’”

Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abdullah, the son of Mas'ud who related this hadith.