Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 456
‘Amr bin ‘Auf Al-Ansari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah (May Allah be pleased with him) to Bahrain to collect (Jizyah). So he returned from Bahrain with wealth. The Ansar got news of it and joined with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the Fajr prayer. When the Prophet (ﷺ) concluded the prayer, they stood in his way. When he saw them, he smiled and said, “I think you have heard about the arrival of Abu ‘Ubaidah with something from Bahrain”. They said, “Yes! O Messenger of Allah!”. He (ﷺ) said, “Rejoice and hope for that which will please you. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, but I fear that this world will be opened up with its wealth for you as it was opened to those before you; and you vie with one another over it as they did and eventually it will ruin you as it ruined them”..
عن عمرو بن عوف الأنصاري، رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعث أبا عبيدة بن الجراح، رضي الله عنه ، إلى البحرين يأتي بجزيتها، فقدم بمال من البحرين ، فسمعت الأنصار بقدوم أبو عبيدة، فوافوا صلاة الفجر مع رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، انصرف فتعرضوا له ، فتبسم رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم حين رآهم، ثم قال: “أظنكم سمعتم أن أبا عبيدة قدم بشئ من البحرين؟” فقالوا: أجل يا رسول الله فقال: “أبشروا وأملوا ما يسركم ، فوالله ما الفقر أخشى عليكم، ولكني أخشى أن تبسط الدنيا عليكم كما بسطت على من كان قبلكم، فتنافسوها كما تنافسوها ، فتهلككم كما أهلكتهم” ((متفق عليه)) .
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 456
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century, Riyad as-Salihin (The Gardens of the Righteous) is a cherished collection of approximately 1,900 hadith. This monumental work, organized into 20 distinct books, was the product of a painstaking 44-year composition process dedicated to compiling prophetic teachings.
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