Greed for the world destroys a person

Greed for the world destroys a person

1986 3 March 18 Greed for the world destroys a person (129) The Prophet sent Abu Ubaida Ibn Jarrah to Bahrain to collect taxes. When he returned, the Ansar heard that he had brought money back, and joined the Prophet in the morning prayer. When he had finished praying, they came forward. The Prophet smiled on seeing them. “I think you have heard that Abu Ubaida has brought something back from Bahrain,” he said to them. They said that they had. “You can rejoice and expect that which is pleasing to you,” he said. “By God, I do not fear your impoverishment. What I do fear is that you should be given abundance in the world, like those before you. I fear that you should become greedy for the world, as they did, and that you should perish, as they perished.”