Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us while we were talking about poverty and destitution and were afraid of it. He (peace be upon him) said: "Are you afraid of poverty and destitution? By Him in Whose hand is my soul! Abundance in worldly matters will be bestowed upon you to such an extent that this very thing will create crookedness (and deviation) in your hearts. By Allah! I have left you upon a clear religion, whose day and night are equal (in brightness)." Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) spoke the truth; indeed, he left us upon a clear religion, whose day and night are equal.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mahmud bin Labid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The son of Adam dislikes two things: (1) He dislikes death, although death is better for the believer than tribulation; and (2) he dislikes having little wealth, although having little wealth makes the reckoning on the Day of Resurrection lighter."

Sayyiduna Awn bin Abi Juhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The world will be opened up for you, until you adorn your houses with curtains like the Ka'bah." We said: "Will we not be upon our religion (Islam) at that time?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Yes) you will be upon your religion." We said: "Will we be better at that time or today?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are better today."

Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the people in prayer, the Bedouins, seeing the condition of the people of Suffah, used to say that these people are mad. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) completed his prayer and turned towards them, he would say: "If you knew what (good end) you have with Allah Almighty, you would wish that your need, poverty, and destitution be increased."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "He has succeeded who accepted Islam, was provided with sustenance according to his need, and Allah granted him the ability to be content with what He has given him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sustenance according to necessity is the best."

Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami رضي الله عنه narrates that the Noble Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Each one of you should suffice with one servant and one mount in this world."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Make the sustenance of the family of Muhammad sufficient for their needs (and just enough to sustain them)."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! In the morning, there would not be even a sa’ of grain or dates with the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not even have inferior quality dates to fill his stomach, even though he would be hungry.