It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “The heart of an old man remains young with regard to two things: Love of life and of wealth.”

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَلْبُ الشَّيْخِ شَابٌّ عَلَى حُبِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ حُبِّ الْعَيْشِ وَالْمَالِ ».

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth he would desire a third, but nothing will fill the belly of the son of the Adam but dust. And Allah accepts the repentance of one who repents.”

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَوْ كَانَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَانِ مِنْ مَالٍ لاَبْتَغَى وَادِيًا ثَالِثًا وَلاَ يَمْلأُ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ ».

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “If the son of Adam had a valley of gold, he would want to have another valley, but nothing will ever fill his mouth but dust. And the Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents.”

وَحَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِى ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَالَ « لَوْ كَانَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ وَادٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَحَبَّ أَنَّ لَهُ وَادِيًا آخَرَ وَلَنْ يَمْلأَ فَاهُ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ وَاللَّهُ يَتُوبُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ ».

Ibn Abbas said: ‘If the son of Adam had a valley full of wealth, he would want to have another, but nothing will satisfy but dust. And the Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents.’ Ibn Abbas said: ‘I do not know whether this is from Quran or not.’ According to the report of Zubair he said: ‘I do not know whether this is from Quran or not’ and he did not mention Ibn Abbas.

وَحَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « لَوْ أَنَّ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ مِلْءَ وَادٍ مَالاً لأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِلَيْهِ مِثْلُهُ وَلاَ يَمْلأُ نَفْسَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ وَاللَّهُ يَتُوبُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ ». قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلاَ أَدْرِى أَمِنَ الْقُرْآنِ هُوَ أَمْ لاَ. وَفِى رِوَايَةِ زُهَيْرٍ قَالَ فَلاَ أَدْرِى أَمِنَ الْقُرْآنِ. لَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ.

It was narrated from Abu Harb bin Abi Al-Aswad that his father said: ‘Abu Musa Al-Ashari was sent to the reciters of the people of Al-Basrah, and three hundred men who had memorized the Quran entered upon him. He said: ‘You are the best of the people of Al-Basrah and their reciters, so recite it, but do not let a long life cause your hearts to become hardened as did the hearts of those who came before you. We used to recite a Surah which we likened in length and power to Surah Baaah (At-Tawbah), then I was caused to forget it, but I remember of it (the words): “If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth he would desire a third, but nothing will fill the belly of Adam but dust.” And we used to recite a Surah which we likened to one of the Musabbihat, but I was caused to forget it, but I remember from it the words: ‘O You who believe!, why do you say that what you do not do? ’It will be written as a testimony on your necks, and you will be questioned about it on the Day of Resurrection. ’’

حَدَّثَنِى سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِى حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِى الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ بَعَثَ أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىُّ إِلَى قُرَّاءِ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثُمِائَةِ رَجُلٍ قَدْ قَرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ أَنْتُمْ خِيَارُ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَقُرَّاؤُهُمْ فَاتْلُوهُ وَلاَ يَطُولَنَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الأَمَدُ فَتَقْسُوَ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَمَا قَسَتْ قُلُوبُ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ وَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ سُورَةً كُنَّا نُشَبِّهُهَا فِى الطُّولِ وَالشِّدَّةِ بِبَرَاءَةَ فَأُنْسِيتُهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّى قَدْ حَفِظْتُ مِنْهَا لَوْ كَانَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ وَادِيَانِ مِنْ مَالٍ لاَبْتَغَى وَادِيًا ثَالِثًا وَلاَ يَمْلأُ جَوْفَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلاَّ التُّرَابُ. وَكُنَّا نَقْرَأُ سُورَةً كُنَّا نُشَبِّهُهَا بِإِحْدَى الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ فَأُنْسِيتُهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّى حَفِظْتُ مِنْهَا (يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لاَ تَفْعَلُونَ) فَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَةً فِى أَعْنَاقِكُمْ فَتُسْأَلُونَ عَنْهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Richness is not abundance of (worldly) goods, rather richness is richness of heart.’

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ ».

Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) stood up and addressed the people and said: ‘No, by Allah, I do not fear for you, O people, anything but that which Allah will bring forth for you of splendor of the life of this world.’ A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (SAW) does good produce evil?’ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) remained silent for a moment, then he said: ‘What did you say?’ He said: ‘I said: O Messenger of Allah (SAW) does good produce evil?’ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to him: ‘Good does not produce anything but good, or better than it. Every thing that grows in the spring may either kill or make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill of greenery; it eats, then when its flanks are stretched , it turns to face the sun and defecates or urinates, then it chews its cud, then it comes back and eats more. Whoever acquires wealth lawfully, it will be blessed for him, but whoever takes wealth unlawfully, he is like the one who eats and is never satisfied.’’’

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى اللَّفْظِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِىِّ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَّ يَقُولُ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ « لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِلاَّ مَا يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ فَصَمَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ « كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ الْخَيْرَ لاَ يَأْتِى إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ أَوَ خَيْرٌ هُوَ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا يُنْبِتُ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ حَبَطًا أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلاَّ آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ أَكَلَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَلأَتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الشَّمْسَ ثَلَطَتْ أَوْ بَالَتْ ثُمَّ اجْتَرَّتْ فَعَادَتْ فَأَكَلَتْ فَمَنْ يَأْخُذْ مَالاً بِحَقِّهِ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ يَأْخُذْ مَالاً بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ ».

Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) sat on the Minbar and we sat around him, and he said: ‘One of the things that I fear for you after I am gone is the splendor and adornment of the life of this world that will be made available to you.’ A man said; ‘Does good produces evil, O Messenger of Allah (SAW) ?’ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) remained silent for a moment, and it was said (to that man): ‘What is the matter with you?’ Why do you speak to Messenger of Allah (SAW) when he does not speak to you? We thought that He was receiving the Revelation, then he came to and wiped away the sweat and said: ‘Where is the one who was asking?’- As if he was praising him. Then he said: ‘Good does not produce evil. Every thing that grows in the spring may either kill or make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill of greenery; it eats, then when its flanks are stretched, it turns to face the sun and defecates or urinates, then it chews its cud, then it comes back and eats more. This wealth is fresh and sweet. What a good companion he is to the Muslim who gives it to the poor, orphans and wayfarers. Whoever acquires it unlawfully will be like the one who eats and is never satisfied, and it will be witness against him on the Day of Resurrection.’

حَدَّثَنِى عَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتَوَائِىِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِى مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ قَالَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ « إِنَّ مِمَّا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدِى مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتِهَا ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَوَيَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا شَأْنُكَ تُكَلِّمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلاَ يُكَلِّمُكَ قَالَ وَرُئِينَا أَنَّهُ يُنْزَلُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَفَاقَ يَمْسَحُ عَنْهُ الرُّحَضَاءَ وَقَالَ « إِنَّ هَذَا السَّائِلَ - وَكَأَنَّهُ حَمِدَهُ فَقَالَ - إِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ وَإِنَّ مِمَّا يُنْبِتُ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلاَّ آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ فَإِنَّهَا أَكَلَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَلأَتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا اسْتَقْبَلَتْ عَيْنَ الشَّمْسِ فَثَلَطَتْ وَبَالَتْ ثُمَّ رَتَعَتْ وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرٌ حُلْوٌ وَنِعْمَ صَاحِبُ الْمُسْلِمِ هُوَ لِمَنْ أَعْطَى مِنْهُ الْمِسْكِينَ وَالْيَتِيمَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْخُذُهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ كَانَ كَالَّذِى يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ وَيَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيدًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri that some people from among Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and he gave them, and then they asked him and he gave them, until what he had was exhausted. He said: ‘Whatever I have of good, I will never withhold from you, but whoever refrains from asking, Allah will make him content, whoever seeks to be independent of means, Allah will make him independent, and whoever is patient Allah will bestow patience upon him, and no one is ever given anything better and more generous than patience.’

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ سَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَعْطَاهُمْ ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا نَفِدَ مَا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ « مَا يَكُنْ عِنْدِى مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ أَدَّخِرَهُ عَنْكُمْ وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَصْبِرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللَّهُ وَمَا أُعْطِىَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ عَطَاءٍ خَيْرٌ وَأَوْسَعُ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ ».

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “He has succeeded who has accepted Islam and is given sufficient provision, and Allah makes him content with what He has given.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِى شُرَحْبِيلُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ شَرِيكٍ - عَنْ أَبِى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِىِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَرُزِقَ كَفَافًا وَقَنَّعَهُ اللَّهُ بِمَا آتَاهُ ».