Riyad as-Salihin, 480
Ka'b bin 'Iyad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, there is a Fitnah (trial) for every nation and the trial for my nation (or Ummah) is wealth." <b>[At- Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih]</b>.
وعن كعب بن عياض، رضي الله عنه، وقال سمعت رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يقول:
إن لكل أمة فتنة، وفتنة أمتى المال
((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 480
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Putting people to test through temptations is the norm of Allah in every nation. “Blissful is he who is spared temptation and he who is tested and shows patience.”<br>
2) Keenness on amassing wealth ruins relationships, as it results in stinginess, which in turn leads to severance of kinship ties. {So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your kinship ties?}<br>
3) A person should renounce worldly vanities and desire the Hereafter. Let the worldly possessions be in one’s hands, not in the heart.<br>
4) A wise person would treat wealth like a bathroom, which is indispensable but not desirable.