Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty intends harm for a servant, He gives him a fondness for bricks and clay, until he begins to build."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in all three of his books (al-Kabir, al-Awsat and al-Saghir). Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except al-Tabarani's teacher, but I have not found anyone who declared him weak.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6278
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الصغير (1127) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (1755) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 1755، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 9365، وأخرجه المعجم الصغير للطبراني برقم: 1082»
Sayyiduna Abu Bashir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When Allah Almighty intends to humiliate a servant, He has him spend his wealth on building."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6279
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 8934»
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a dome built by a man of the Ansar and asked: "What is this?" The people said: "It is a dome." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every building" - and he pointed with his blessed hand towards his head, saying - "that is higher than this will be a burden on its owner on the Day of Resurrection."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6280
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 12888، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 3105»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever builds beyond what suffices him (or what he needs) will be made to carry that building on his neck on the Day of Resurrection."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains al-Musayyab bin Wadih, whom al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) declared thiqah (trustworthy), while a group declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6281
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (10287) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 10287»
Abu al-Aliyah says: Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) built an upper room, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Demolish it." He said: "Shall I demolish it, or shall I give its value in charity?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Demolish it."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. It is mursal, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6282
Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid riding (or sitting) on the skins of predatory animals, and erecting lofty buildings. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded only the part about the prohibition of the skins of predatory animals.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Yazid bin Sufyan Abu al-Muhazzim. Ahmad said: How muqarib (close to acceptable) his hadith is! Al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He is matruk (abandoned). People declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6283
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعیف جداً
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (392/19)»
Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever constructs a building without any wrongdoing or transgression, or plants a tree without any wrongdoing or transgression, will have a reward that continues for as long as the creation of the Most Merciful benefits from it."
Ahmad recorded it, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Zabban bin Fa'id, whom Ahmad and others declared da'if (weak), while Abu Hatim declared him thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب البيوع / 6284
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (187/20) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (438/3) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15189»