Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is there anyone who walks on water but his feet do not get wet?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah! No." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A worldly person is like this; he cannot remain safe from sins." Both these hadiths have been narrated by Imam Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman. Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Jubair bin Nufair (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates in a mursal tradition, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "It has not been revealed to me that I should accumulate wealth and become one of the traders, rather it has been revealed to me that: 'Glorify your Lord with His praise and be among those who prostrate, and worship your Lord until death comes to you.'" Sharh al-Sunnah, and Abu Nu'aim narrated from Abu Muslim in al-Hilyah. Its chain is weak. Narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah and in Hilyat al-Awliya.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever seeks the world in a lawful manner, to avoid begging, to spend on his family, and to show kindness to his neighbor, then on the Day of Resurrection he will meet Allah Almighty with his face shining like the full moon of the fourteenth night. And whoever seeks the world in a lawful manner to increase his wealth, to boast to others, and for show-off, then he will meet Allah Almighty in such a state that He will be angry with him." Its chain is weak; narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

It is narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Indeed, there are treasures of goodness, and there are keys to these treasures. Glad tidings for the servant whom Allah has made a key (opener) for goodness and a lock for evil, and destruction for the servant whom Allah has made an opener for evil and a lock for goodness.”Its chain is very weak. Narrated by Ibn Majah.

Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "When there is no blessing placed in a servant's wealth, he spends that wealth on water and clay (i.e., construction)." Its chain of narration is weak. It is narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

It is narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of (committing) the unlawful in matters of construction, for it is the foundation of ruin." Both narrations have been reported by Imam Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman. Its chain of narration is weak. Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, narrates from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "The world is the home of the one who has no home, the wealth of the one who has no wealth, and only the one who is not wise gathers it (the world)." Its chain is weak; narrated by Ahmad and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying during a sermon: "Wine is the sum of all sins, women are the snares of Satan, and the love of the world is the root and foundation of every sin." The narrator states: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Keep women behind as Allah has kept them behind." I did not find it; narrated by Razeen.

And Imam Bayhaqi narrated it as mursal with a hasan chain in Shu'ab al-Iman: "Love of the world is the root of all sins." Its chain is weak, narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What I fear most for my Ummah is the desires of the self and prolonged hopes, for the desires of the self prevent from the truth, while prolonged hopes make one forget the Hereafter. And this world is (imperceptibly) departing, while the Hereafter is (similarly) approaching, and each of them has seekers. Do not be seekers of this world; keep performing deeds, for today you are in the abode of action and there is no reckoning, and tomorrow you will be in the abode of the Hereafter and there will be no action." Its chain is weak, narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.