Ja’dah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw a man with a large belly. The Prophet pointed to his belly and he said, “If this had been placed elsewhere, it would have been better for you.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 2140
Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Iraqi
Al-Ghazali said, “Meaning, it would have been better if you had advanced it for your Hereafter and preferred others over yourself.”
Source: Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn 3/88
عن جعدة أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَجُلا عَظِيمَ الْبَطْنِ فَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَقَالَ لَوْ كَانَ هَذَا فِي غَيْرِ هَذَا لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَكَ
2140 المعجم الكبير للطبراني
3/109 المحدث العراقي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في تخريج الإحياء
وقال الغزالي أي لو قدمته لآخرتك وآثرت به غيرك
3/88 إحياء علوم الدين