Hadith on Greed: The Prophet fears Muslims compete for wealth

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I do not fear poverty for you, rather I fear that you will compete for riches. I do not fear for your mistakes, rather I fear for what you do on purpose.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 10958

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ الْفَقْرَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ التَّكَاثُرَ وَمَا أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ الْخَطَأَ وَلَكِنْ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ الْعَمْدَ

10958 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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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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