عَنْ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ((إِنَّمَا الدُّنْيَا لِأَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ عَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَالًا وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ يَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَيَعْلَمُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِ حَقَّهُ قَالَ فَهَذَا بِأَفْضَلِ الْمَنَازِلِ)) قَالَ ((وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ مَالًا)) قَالَ فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مَالٌ عَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلَانٍ قَالَ ((فَأَجْرُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ)) قَالَ ((وَعَبْدٌ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِي مَالِهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ لَا يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَا يَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمَهُ وَلَا يَعْلَمُ فِيهِ لِلَّهِ حَقَّهُ فَهَذَا أَخْبَثُ الْمَنَازِلِ)) قَالَ ((وَعَبْدٌ لَمْ يَرْزُقْهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَلَا عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مَالٌ لَعَمِلْتُ بِعَمَلِ فُلَانٍ قَالَ هِيَ نِيَّتُهُ))
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Kabsha Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The world is only for four types of people: (1) A man whom Allah Almighty has granted wealth and knowledge, and he fears Allah regarding them, maintains family ties, and recognizes the right of Allah related to them—this person is of the highest rank; (2) A man whom Allah Almighty has given knowledge but not wealth, so he sincerely wishes and says: If I had wealth, I would do righteous deeds like so-and-so—these two have equal reward; (3) A man whom Allah Almighty has given wealth but not knowledge, so he spends his wealth recklessly and thoughtlessly, and neither fears Allah regarding it, nor maintains family ties, nor recognizes the right of Allah related to it—this person is of the lowest rank; and (4) A man whom Allah Almighty has given neither wealth nor knowledge, but seeing the character of that lowly person, he says: If I had wealth, I would do deeds like so-and-so—this is his intention.