Hadith: Verily, this world is cursed, and everything in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah an all what is relevant to it; a scholar and a seeker of knowledge

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «ألا إن الدنيا مَلعُونة، مَلعُونٌ ما فيها، إلا ذكرَ الله تعالى، وما وَالاهُ، وعالما ومُتَعَلِّمَا».
[حسن] - [رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه]

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, this world is cursed, and everything in it is cursed, except the remembrance of Allah an all what is relevant to it; a scholar and a seeker of knowledge."
[Good hadith] - [Narrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by At-Termedhy]

Explanation

The world and all that it contains of adornments is hateful and dispraised in the sight of Allah, because it takes people away from the purpose of their creation; which is to worship Allah and establish His laws. The exception to such hate and dispraise is the remembrance of Allah and all what is relevant to it of acts of worship, as well as learning religious knowledge and teaching it to others, because this is the purpose of their creation.