Volume 8, Book 76, Number 447:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If Adam’s son had a valley full of gold, he would like to have two valleys, for
nothing fills his mouth except dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 448:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:
I asked the Prophet (for some money) and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me,
and then again I asked him and he gave me and he then said, “This wealth is (like) green and sweet
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(fruit), and whoever takes it without greed, Allah will bless it for him, but whoever takes it with
greed, Allah will not bless it for him, and he will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied. And
the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking) hand.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 449:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “Who among you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own
wealth?” They replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! There is none among us but loves his own wealth more.”
The Prophet said, “So his wealth is whatever he spends (in Allah’s Cause) during his life (on good
deeds) while the wealth of his heirs is whatever he leaves after his death.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 450:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Once I went out at night and found Allah’s Apostle walking all alone accompanied by nobody, and
I thought that perhaps he disliked that someone should accompany him. So I walked in the shade,
away from the moonlight, but the Prophet looked behind and saw me and said, “Who is that?” I
replied, “Abu Dhar, let Allah get me sacrificed for you!” He said, “O Abu Dhar, come here!” So I ac –
companied him for a while and then he said, “The rich are in fact the poor (little rewarded) on the
Day of Resurrection except him whom Allah gives wealth which he gives (in charity) to his right,
left, front and back, and does good deeds with it. I walked with him a little longer. Then he said to
me, “Sit down here.” So he made me sit in an open space surrounded by rocks, and said to me, “Sit
here till I come back to you.” He went towards Al-Harra till I could not see him, and he stayed away
for a long period, and then I heard him saying, while he was coming, “Even if he had committed
theft, and even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse?” When he came, I could not remain
patient and asked him, “O Allah’s Prophet! Let Allah get me sacrificed for you! Whom were you
speaking to by the side of Al-Harra? I did not hear anybody responding to your talk.” He said, “It was
Gabriel who appeared to me beside Al-Harra and said, ‘Give the good news to your followers that
whoever dies without having worshipped anything besides Allah, will enter Paradise.’ I said, ‘O Gab –
riel! Even if he had committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I said,
‘Even if he has committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Even if
he has committed theft or committed illegal sexual intercourse?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ “
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 435:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The thing I am afraid of most for your sake, is the worldly blessings which
Allah will bring forth to you.” It was said, “What are the blessings of this world?” The Prophet said,
“The pleasures of the world.” A man said, “Can the good bring forth evil?” The Prophet kept quiet for
a while till we thought that he was being inspired divinely. Then he started removing the sweat from
his forehead and said,” Where is the questioner?” That man said, “I (am present).” Abu Sa’id added:
We thanked the man when the result (of his question) was such. The Prophet said, “Good never
brings forth but good. This wealth (of the world) is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and all the vegeta –
tion which grows on the bank of a stream either kills or nearly kills the animal that eats too much of
it, except the animal that eats the Khadira (a kind of vegetation). Such an animal eats till its stomach
is full and then it faces the sun and starts ruminating and then it passes out dung and urine and goes
to eat again. This worldly wealth is (like) sweet (fruit), and if a person earns it (the wealth) in a legal
way and spends it properly, then it is an excellent helper, and whoever earns it in an illegal way, he
will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 436:
Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrib:
‘Imran bin Husain said: The Prophet said, “The best people are my contemporaries (i.e., the present
(my) generation) and then those who come after them (i.e., the next generation).” Imran added: I am
not sure whether the Prophet repeated the statement twice after his first saying. The Prophet added,
“And after them there will come people who will bear witness, though they will not be asked to give
their witness; and they will be treacherous and nobody will trust them, and they will make vows, but
will not fulfill them, and fatness will appear among them.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 437:
Narrated ‘Abdullah :
The Prophet said, “The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after
them (the next generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation), and
then after them, there will come people whose witness will precede their oaths, and whose oaths will
precede their witness.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 438:
Narrated Qais:
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I heard Khabbab, who had branded his abdomen with seven brands, saying, “Had Allah’s Apostle
not forbidden us to invoke Allah for death, I would have invoked Allah for death. The companions of
Muhammad have left this world without taking anything of their reward in it (i.e., they will have
perfect reward in the Hereafter), but we have collected of the worldly wealth what we cannot spend
but on earth (i.e. on building houses).”