#1698

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) preached and said: Abstain from avarice, for those who had been before you were annihilated due to avarice. It (avarice) commanded them to show niggardliness; it commanded them to cut off their relationship with their nearest relatives, so they cut off. It commanded them to show profligacy, so they showed it

حدثنا حفص بن عمر، حدثنا شعبة، عن عمرو بن مرة، عن عبد الله بن الحارث، عن ابي كثير، عن عبد الله بن عمرو، قال خطب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " اياكم والشح فانما هلك من كان قبلكم بالشح امرهم بالبخل فبخلوا وامرهم بالقطيعة فقطعوا وامرهم بالفجور ففجروا