صحيح الادب المفرد
Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad
Part One: Ahadith 1 to 249
باب البخل
Miserliness
Hadith Number: 227
227/296- عن جابر قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" من سيدكم يا بني سلمة؟" قلنا: جد بن قيس، على انا نبخله. قال:" واي داء ادوى من البخل؟ بل سيدكم عمرو بن الجموح". وكان عمرو على اصنامهم في الجاهلية، وكان يولم عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا تزوج.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Banu Salamah, who is your chief?" We replied: Jad bin Qais, although we consider him to be miserly. He said: "What disease can be more destructive than miserliness? Rather, your chief is 'Amr bin Jamuh." In the days of ignorance, 'Amr used to look after their idols, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would marry, he ('Amr) would arrange the wedding feast on his behalf.