What are hadiths about worldliness and greed? Examples of hadiths about worldliness and greed…

According to Anas (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “If a son of Adam (that is, a human being) were to possess two valleys of riches, he would long for a third one. And the stomach of the son of Adam is only satisfied with soil. And Allah accepts the repentance of one who repents.”(M2415, Muslim, al-Zakat, 116)

According to Anas b. Malik (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said,  “The son of Adam grows old and so also two (desires) grow old with him: The love of wealth and (a wish for) a long life.”(B6421, al-Bukhari, al-Riqaq, 5)

Kaʿb b. ʿIyad (ra) heard the Prophet (saw) say, “Indeed there is a fitna (test) for every umma, and the fitna for my umma is wealth.”(T2336, al-Tirmidhi, al-Zuhd, 26)

Mutarrif said that his father (ra) said, “I came to the Prophet (saw) as he was reciting the verse, ‘Striving for more distracts you’ (102:1).  He then said, ‘The son of Adam says, “My wealth, my wealth.” O son of Adam! Is there anything from your wealth except that which you consumed, which you exhausted, or which you wore and wore it out or which you gave as charity after it had no value?’” (M7420, Muslim, al-Zuhd, 3)

Hakim b. Hizam (ra) said, “(Once) I asked the Messenger of Allah (saw) (for something from the booty of the Battle of Hunayn) and he gave it to me. Again I asked for something and he gave (it to me). Again I asked for something and he gave (it to me). And then he said, ‘O Hakim! This property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes it without greediness, he is blessed in it, and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it, and he is like a person who eats but is never satisfied; and the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (receiving) hand.’” (B1472, al-Bukhari, al-Zakat, 50)

According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “Riches do not mean having a great amount of property, rather, riches mean self-contentment.”(B6446, al-Bukhari, al-Riqaq, 15; M2420, Muslim, al-Zakat, 120)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths

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