It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abu Huzail, he says: One of my companions told me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Destruction is for gold and silver. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah! You have said that destruction is for gold and silver, so what should we treasure? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A tongue that remembers (Allah), a heart that is grateful, and a wife who helps her husband in matters of the Hereafter.

Mutarrif bin Abdullah narrates from a companion, who was the governor of Kufa, that one day he delivered a sermon and said: Surely, there is a trial in giving this wealth and there is a trial in withholding it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon on this very subject, until he finished and descended.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Harith, he says: I and Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) were standing in the shade of Sayyiduna Hassan's (may Allah be pleased with him) palace. Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Do you not see how people's necks have turned in different directions in pursuit of the world? I said: Yes, indeed. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Soon a mountain of gold will emerge from the Euphrates. When people come to know of it, they will go towards it. The people present at that mountain will say: By Allah! If people are left in their state, this mountain will be finished. Then people will fight among themselves, and out of every hundred, ninety-nine will be killed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: A man from among the Ahl al-Suffah passed away leaving behind two dinars or two dirhams. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding him: These are two stains; you should perform his funeral prayer yourselves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from among the Ahl al-Suffah passed away leaving behind one dinar. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding him: "This is a blemish." Then another man passed away leaving behind two dinars. In one narration, it is mentioned: Two dinars were found in his lower garment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding him: "These are two blemishes."

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, and the color of his face had changed. I thought perhaps he was in some pain. Then I said: O Prophet of Allah! What is the reason that the color of your face has changed? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is because of those seven dinars that came to us yesterday and are still lying in the corner of the bedding.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that during his final illness, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Aisha! What happened to that gold?" Upon hearing this, Sayyida Aisha brought out six, seven, eight, or nine dinars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to turn them over with his hand and said: "What would Muhammad think of Allah if He were to meet him in this state while these dinars are with him? Spend them."

Shaqiq says: Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: O Mother of the Believers! I fear that I may be destroyed, because among the Quraysh, I possess the most wealth, and now I have sold a piece of land for forty thousand dinars. The lady said: O my son! Spend your wealth, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Surely, some of my companions are such that when I part from them (at the time of death), they will not be able to join me later. So I, Abdur Rahman, went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and narrated this hadith to him. He reached the lady and said: By Allah! Am I among them? She said: No, and after you, I will never declare anyone innocent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the lineage which the people of the world choose is wealth.

A man from Banu Sulaym narrates from his grandfather that he brought silver to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and said: This is silver from one of our mines. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Soon there will be mines, but the worst people will be present at them.