عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَخْلِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالَ: ((يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ! هَلَكَ الْمُكْثِرُونَ، إِلَّا مَنْ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ حَتَّى بِكَفِّهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَقَلِيلٌ مَا هُمْ))
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a date orchard of Madinah Munawwarah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Hurairah! Those who possess much wealth have been ruined, except for those who spend their wealth here, give it there, and distribute it in this direction." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand to the right, to the left, and in front, but such people are few.