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It was narrated that Samurah bin Sahm said:"I came to Abu Hashim bin 'Utbah when he was suffering the plague, and Mu'awiyah came to visit him. Abu Hashim wept. Mu'awiyah said to him: 'Why are you weeping? Is it because of some pain that is hurting you, or is it for this world, the best of which has gone?' He said: 'Neither, but the Messenger of Allah [SAW] gave me some advice, which I wish that I had followed. He said: "Perhaps you will live to see wealth that will be distributed among the people when all that would suffice you of that would be a servant and a mount to ride in the cause of Allah." I lived to see that, and I accumulated (wealth)

اخبرنا محمد بن قدامة، عن جرير، عن منصور، عن ابي وايل، عن سمرة بن سهم، - رجل من قومه - قال نزلت على ابي هاشم بن عتبة وهو طعين فاتاه معاوية يعوده فبكى ابو هاشم فقال معاوية ما يبكيك اوجع يشيزك ام على الدنيا فقد ذهب صفوها قال كل لا ولكن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عهد الى عهدا وددت اني كنت تبعته قال " انه لعلك تدرك اموالا تقسم بين اقوام وانما يكفيك من ذلك خادم ومركب في سبيل الله " . فادركت فجمعت