Hadith 6437

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَوْ أَنَّ لِابْنِ آدَمَ مِثْلَ وَادٍ مَالًا لَأَحَبَّ أَنَّ لَهُ إِلَيْهِ مِثْلَهُ ، وَلَا يَمْلَأُ عَيْنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلَّا التُّرَابُ ، وَيَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ تَابَ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : فَلَا أَدْرِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ هُوَ أَمْ لَا ، قَالَ : وَسَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ ، يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ .
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If the son of Adam had money equal to a valley, then he will wish for another similar to it, for nothing can satisfy the eye of Adam's son except dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him." Ibn `Abbas said: I do not know whether this saying was quoted from the Qur'an or not. `Ata' said, "I heard Ibn AzZubair saying this narration while he was on the pulpit."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الرقاق / 6437
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Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Before the revelation of Surah At-Takathur, this phrase continued to be recited like the Qur'an.
Then, after the revelation of Surah At-Takathur, its recitation was abrogated.
The subject matter is the same: it is an exposition of man's greed and covetousness.
Further clarification is present in the following ahadith.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6437