Hadith on Greed: The Prophet fears Muslims will fight for wealth

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Verily, I am not afraid that you will commit idolatry, rather I am afraid you will compete with each other for the world.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4042, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2296

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُشْرِكُوا وَلَكِنِّي أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ الدُّنْيَا أَنْ تَنَافَسُوهَا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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