It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not like that I should have gold equal to the mountain of Uhud and (the third day's) night comes upon me while even a single dinar of it remains with me, except that (gold) which I keep to pay off a debt."

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his illness of death: "Aisha! What happened to the gold?" I said: It is with me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring it to me." I brought it. It was nine or five dinars. He (peace and blessings be upon him) held it in his hand and, gesturing, said: "What will Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) think of his Lord if he meets his Lord in this state while this gold is with him? Now do this: spend it (immediately)." Yazid, the narrator, gestured with his hand (to describe the manner of the Prophet's gesture).

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said during his illness of death: "Aisha! What happened to the gold?" I said: It is with me. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Bring it to me." It was nine or five dinars. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took it in his hand and, gesturing, said: "What does Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) think about his Lord if he were to meet his Lord while this gold is with him? Now do this: spend it (immediately)." Yazid, the narrator, gestured with his hand (to describe the manner of the Prophet's gesture).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) says: One day, I and Urwah bin Zubair went to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said: If you had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day when he fell ill, and I had six dinars with me. Musa, the narrator, says: They were six or seven dinars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to spend them, but I was occupied with (serving) you due to your illness, until Allah Almighty granted you recovery. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me about them and said: "What happened to those six or seven dinars?" I said: By Allah! Your illness kept me so busy that I could not spend them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had those dinars brought and placed them on his palm and said: "What would the Prophet of Allah (think) about his Lord if He were to meet Him in this state, while these were still with him?" Meaning, these six or seven dinars.

An Ansari companion narrates: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to offer the funeral prayer for an Ansari man. When we returned, a caller from among the Qurayshi women met us and said: (O Messenger of Allah!) So-and-so woman is inviting you and your companions for food. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) went and (upon entering the house) sat down, and we also sat with him. The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) began to eat, and his companions also started eating. But when the companions saw that a morsel was in his mouth and he was not swallowing it, they too stopped eating and began to watch what he would do. He (peace be upon him) took the morsel out of his mouth and threw it away and said: "It seems to me that this is the meat of a goat that was taken without the owner's permission. Do this: feed this meat to the prisoners."

Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: During the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) set out towards Busra for the purpose of trade. He was so interested in trade that even his love for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) could not stop him. In fact, these people liked the earnings from trade and loved trading, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also did not stop Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) from taking an interest in trade, even though he himself liked his company and loved him. On the other hand, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) also liked the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but (he preferred to adopt the profession of trade, because) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) considered trade to be good and liked it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A man grows old and his body becomes weak, but his heart remains young in two things: the love of life and the love of wealth."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth or gold, he would surely seek a third valley. (The plain truth is that) only dust can fill the belly of the son of Adam, and Allah accepts the repentance of the one who turns to Him in repentance." This hadith is narrated from a group of the noble Companions, including Sayyiduna Anas, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair, and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them all).

Sayyiduna Abu Waqqad Al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When revelation would descend upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we would come to him. One day he related to us: "Indeed Allah, the Exalted, has said: We have sent down wealth only for establishing prayer and giving zakat. If the son of Adam were to have a valley full (of wealth), he would wish to have two valleys, and if he had two valleys, he would desire to have a third. Nothing fills the belly of Adam except dust, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever turns to Him in repentance."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The foundation of the uprightness (and correctness) of the first people of this Ummah was religiosity, (devotion in worship), and certainty, and the destruction of the last people will be due to miserliness and (long) hopes."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, the world is lush and sweet (attractive), and Allah Almighty is going to make you successors in it so that He may see how you act. So beware of the world and beware of women, for the first trial among the Children of Israel occurred because of women."