It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware of greed, for indeed greed destroyed those before you. It commanded them to sever ties of kinship, so they severed them. It commanded them to be miserly, so they were miserly. And it incited them to commit evil deeds, so they committed evil deeds.