It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for me. I came to him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to put on my clothes and weapons and then come to him. I did so, and when I came to him he (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution. He (peace and blessings be upon him) looked me over from head to foot, then lowered his gaze, then said: "O Amr! I want to send you (as commander) over an army, so that Allah may grant you spoils and keep you safe, and I will give you a fine portion of wealth." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I did not accept Islam out of desire for wealth; rather, I accepted Islam out of desire for Islam and to be in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Amr! How excellent is pure wealth for a righteous man!" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Regarding the permissibility of seeking wealth, they recorded only this hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: "Whoever takes it rightfully, it is the best of helpers."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Abdullah bin Khubayb narrates from his father, and he from his uncle (Sayyiduna Yasar bin Abdullah al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him)), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to them with traces of a ritual bath (ghusl) upon him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in good spirits. We supposed that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had been with his wife. We said: "O Messenger of Allah! We find you in very good spirits." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, and praise be to Allah." Then wealth was mentioned, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm in wealth for one who has taqwa (God-consciousness); and for one who fears Allah, good health is better than wealth; and good spirits are also one of the blessings of Allah." This is a hadith of Madinan narrators with a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and the Companion whom Sulayman bin Bilal did not name is Yasar bin Abdullah al-Juhani.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khalid bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) gave help (to the fighters) with two horses on the day of the Battle of Hunayn, and both horses were lost. So he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Both my horses have been lost." He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him (wealth). He asked for more, and he gave him more. He asked for more again, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hakim! Indeed, this wealth is green and sweet. Whoever asks people, they give to him, but the one who asks for it is like one who eats but is never full." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Be moderate and balanced in seeking the world, for every person will find easy what has been written for him of it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not be hasty in the matter of provision (that is, do not feel that it is coming late), for no servant will ever die until he has obtained even the last of the provision decreed for him. So adopt a fine and graceful manner in seeking provision; that is, take what is lawful and leave what is unlawful." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it, and it has a corroborating report from Sayyiduna Jabir that is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you will ever meet death until he has obtained his full provision. So do not be impatient in the matter of provision. O people, fear Allah and adopt moderation and grace in seeking provision; take what is lawful and leave what is unlawful."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no deed that brings you closer to Paradise except that I have commanded you to do it, and there is no deed that brings you closer to Hell except that I have forbidden you from it. So let none of you feel that his provision is coming late, for Jibril (peace be upon him) has cast into my heart that none of you will depart from this world until he has received his provision in full. So, O people, fear Allah and adopt moderation and a fine manner in seeking provision. And if anyone feels that his provision is coming late, let him never seek it through disobedience to Allah, for the bounty of Allah cannot be attained through disobeying Him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let no one envy a person who gathers wealth by unlawful means, for if he gives it in charity it will not be accepted from him, and whatever remains with him will be his provision for the journey to Hell." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Gharazah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were a group who were called "samasirah" (brokers or middlemen), and we used to trade at al-Baqi'. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and called us by a name better than our own name. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O traders, lying and oaths enter into this buying and selling, so purify it with charity." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, because Abu Wa'il is alone in narrating this hadith from Qays bin Abi Gharazah; and Mansur bin al-Mu'tamir, Mughirah bin Miqsam and Habib bin Abi Thabit have also narrated it from Abu Wa'il.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Gharazah al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We used to buy and sell loads of grain in Madinah, and we called ourselves "samasirah" (brokers), and the people also called us by that name. One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and called us by a name that was better than the one we had given ourselves and the one the people had given us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O traders, idle talk and swearing oaths occur in this trade of yours, so purify it with charity."