It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hasab (standing and prestige) is wealth, and karam (nobility and honour) is taqwa (God-consciousness)." 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 Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the Muslims begin to hate their scholars, make a display of building up and adorning their markets, and marry for the sake of amassing dirhams and dinars, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will afflict them with four trials: drought of the times, oppression from the ruler, treachery from those in charge of judgements, and the assault and dominance of the enemy." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, provided that Abdullah bin Abi Mulaykah heard from the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! None of you will die until he has received his provision in full, so do not become impatient because your provision seems slow in coming. O people! Fear Allah, and be moderate and decent in seeking provision: take what is lawful and leave what is unlawful." 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 Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate coarse and rough food and wore rough clothing; he (peace and blessings be upon him) wore woollen garments and put on mended sandals. Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked what "rough food" meant, and he said: "Coarse barley flour, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could not swallow without the help of a sip of water." 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 Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'O son of Adam! Devote yourself wholly to My worship, and I will fill your heart with contentment (self-sufficiency) and fill your hands with provision. O son of Adam! Do not distance yourself from Me, or else I will fill your heart with poverty (neediness) and entangle your hands in worldly preoccupations.'" 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 Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that, while addressing the people in a sermon in Egypt, he said: "How far your way is from the way of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)! He (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most abstinent of people with regard to this world, whereas you are the most eager of people for it." 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 Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Give me some advice that is brief. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Adopt despair of (and independence from) what is in the hands of people (of wealth), and beware of greed, for it is present poverty. Offer your prayer as though you are bidding farewell (to the world), and beware of anything for which you would later have to apologise." 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 Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Dharr! Do you consider an abundance of wealth to be richness?" I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! That is richness. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And do you consider a lack of wealth to be poverty?" I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! That is poverty. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not so. Rather, true richness is the richness of the heart, and poverty is the poverty of the heart." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me about a man from Quraysh: "Do you know so-and-so?" I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How do you regard him?" I said: When he asks, he is given, and when he attends (a gathering), he is admitted. The narrator said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me about a man from the people of the Suffah: "Do you know so-and-so?" I said: No, O Messenger of Allah! So he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept describing his appearance and qualities until I recognised him, and I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How do you regard him?" I said: He is a poor man, one of the people who live in the mosque. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He (this poor believer) is better than an earthful of (wealthy) people like the other one." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Should he not also be given some of what is given to the other (wealthy) man? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he is given, he is worthy of it, and if it is withheld from him, then he has certainly been given a good deed (in its place)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording; they recorded it in abridged form by way of al-A'mash, from Zayd bin Wahb, from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from the father of Urwah bin Muhammad bin Atiyyah, from his father, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with some people of Banu Sa'd bin Bakr. I was the youngest of the group, so they left me behind with their belongings. Then they came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he fulfilled their needs. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is anyone of you still remaining?" They said: Yes, a boy who is with us, whom we left behind with our belongings. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to call me. They came to me and said: Answer the call of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said: "As long as Allah keeps you self-sufficient, do not ask people for anything, for the upper hand is the one that gives and the lower hand is the one that receives, and the wealth of Allah Almighty is such that it will be asked about (on the Day of Resurrection) and it is given (for distribution)." The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke to me in our own language (dialect). 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 Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The heart of an old man remains young in the love of two things: the desire for a long life and abundance of wealth." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).