Spending and withholding

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "At one of the gates of heaven an angel says: 'Who will lend today, so that he may be repaid tomorrow?' And at another gate an angel says: 'O Allah! Give the one who spends a replacement for it, and bring ruin to the wealth of the one who withholds!'"
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat with two chains; one of the two chains contains al-Miqdam bin Dawud, who is da'if (weak), though Ibn Daqiq al-Id said: He has been declared trustworthy.

Abu al-Bakhtari narrates from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people: 'What is your opinion about the wealth that has been left over from this wealth?' The people said: 'O Commander of the Faithful! Because of us you are unable to give time to your family, your land and your trade, so this wealth should go to you.' Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked me: 'What do you say?' I replied: 'The people have already given you their advice.' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: 'You say something too!' So I said: 'Why do you turn your certainty into conjecture?' Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'You must justify what you have said.' I said: 'Very well, by Allah! I shall justify what I have said. Do you remember when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent you to collect the zakah, and you came to Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), and he did not give you his zakah, and an argument took place between the two of you? You said to me: "Come with me to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)!" When we came, we found the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) troubled, so we went back. The next day we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and found him in a pleasant mood. You told the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the conduct of Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to you: "Do you not know that a man's paternal uncle is like his father?" Then we mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the previous day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had been troubled, and that today the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a pleasant mood. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The previous day, when the two of you came to me, two dinars of the charity wealth had remained with me, and it was because of them that I was troubled, as you saw; and today, when the two of you came to me, I had already spent them, and that is why you see me in a pleasant mood."' At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said (to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)): 'You have spoken the truth, by Allah! And I shall surely be grateful to you in this world and in the Hereafter.'"
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except that Abu al-Bakhtari heard neither from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) nor from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so this report is mursal (with a missing link) and sound. Abu Ya'la also recorded it in the same way, but he added these words: "I said: 'Why do you turn your certainty into conjecture and your knowledge into ignorance?' He said: 'Either you justify what you have said, or I shall punish you.' (Later) he said: 'I shall surely be grateful to you in this world and in the Hereafter.' So I said: 'O Commander of the Faithful! Why did you hasten to mention the punishment and delay the gratitude?'" Bazzar also recorded it in the same way, but he narrated these words: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "When the two of you came to me, I had some dinars which I had distributed, and seven of them were left over."

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to my house, and his blessed face was changed. I thought that perhaps it was because of some pain, so I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Why is your face changed?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'It is because of the seven dinars that were brought to us yesterday evening; the evening has passed, and they are lying in the corner of the bed.'"

In one narration the words are: "Evening has come and we have not spent them."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Some wealth was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he distributed it among the Muslims. Some of that wealth was left over, and he sought advice about the leftover wealth. The people said: "If you were to keep it aside for some emergency that may arise, that would be appropriate." The narrator said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) remained silent during this and did not say anything. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Abu al-Hasan! Why have you not said anything?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The people have already told you." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You must say something to me too." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed Allah Almighty has already finished with the distribution of this wealth." Then he mentioned the hadith about the wealth of Bahrain, when that wealth came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the night came between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and its distribution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered all the prayers in the mosque, and I saw distress in the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that is, concerning that wealth) until he was done with it (that is, when he had finished, his distress went away). At this Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Now it is necessary that you yourself distribute this wealth." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) distributed that wealth. The narrator said: Eight hundred dirhams of it came to my share.
Bazzar recorded it, and its chain contains al-Hajjaj bin Artah, who is a mudallis (one who conceals defects in the chain).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I would not like to have the mountain of Uhud in gold, and then on the morning of the third day anything of it still remains with me, except what I have set aside for paying off a debt."
Bazzar recorded it, and its chain contains Atiyyah, whom more than one scholar has declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "I would not like to have the mountain of Uhud, all of it, in gold."
Bazzar recorded it with a chain that contains Yusuf bin Khalid al-Samti, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Ubaydullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "O my nephew! I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), holding his (peace and blessings be upon him) hand, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: 'O Abu Dharr! I would not like the mountain of Uhud to become gold and silver for me, and that I keep spending it in the cause of Allah, until on the day I die I have left behind a single qirat of it.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! (A qirat, or) a qintar?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Abu Dharr! I am going towards the less and you are going towards the more; I want the Hereafter and you want this world. (I said:) a qirat.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated it to me three times."
Bazzar recorded it, and Tabarani recorded something similar in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, but at its beginning he narrated these words: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'Which mountain is this? O Abu Dharr! Which mountain is this?' I replied: 'It is Uhud.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'By the One in whose hand my soul is! I would not like to have pieces of gold,'" after which the narrator mentioned the hadith as before. The chain of Bazzar is hasan (sound).

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) gave him permission to enter, and he had a staff in his hand. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Ka'b! Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) has passed away and has left wealth behind. What is your opinion about it?" Ka'b replied: "If he fulfilled the right of Allah Almighty regarding that wealth, then there is no harm upon him." Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his staff, struck Ka'b with it and said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I would not like this mountain to become gold for me, and I keep spending it and it keeps being accepted from me, and then I leave behind six uqiyahs of it." (Then Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) "O Uthman! I ask you by Allah, did you hear this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He asked this three times, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes!"

Ahmad recorded it, and its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, whom more than one scholar has declared da'if (weak).

Abu Ya'la recorded it in al-Kabir, and he narrated these words: "Ka'b said: 'I have found in the Torah what I narrated to you, and Allah Almighty has said: "Allah erases what He wills," to the end of the verse.' He said: 'Allah Almighty has erased it, and I seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards Uhud and said: "By the One in whose hand my soul is! It would not please me that Uhud were turned into gold for the family of Muhammad, which I spend in the cause of Allah, and on the day I die I leave behind two dinars of it, except two dinars that I set aside for a debt, if there is one."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Hilal bin Khabbab, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed me to give in charity the gold that was with her. This was during the illness of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt better, he asked: "What did you do?" I said: "Your condition kept me occupied." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then bring it!" (Here the narrator Abu Hazim is in doubt:) they were seven or perhaps nine dinars. When Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) brought them, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What would Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) think if he were to come before Allah Almighty in such a state that these were with him? And who would have offered an excuse on behalf of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) if he were to come before Allah Almighty while these were with him?"

In one narration the words are: "They were from five to seven" (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) "from eight to nine, which were to be spent." Ahmad recorded all these narrations with various chains, and the narrators of one of them are the narrators of the Sahih.

Abdullah bin al-Samit said: I was with Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) when he received his stipend. His slave-girl was with him, and she began making the payments for his needs, and seven were left over. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) instructed the slave-girl to buy copper coins with them. The narrator said: I said: "If you were to keep them aside for some need that may arise, or for a guest who may come to you, that would be appropriate." Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "My Khalil (peace be upon him) (that is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) enjoined upon me that whatever gold or silver a person is given is a live coal for its owner until he distributes it in the cause of Allah."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The largest amount that ever came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was a purse containing eight hundred dirhams.

Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Musa bin Jubayr, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man from the People of the Suffah passed away, and he left behind two dinars (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) two dirhams. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two brands (of fire). Offer the funeral prayer for your companion."
Ahmad and his son Abdullah recorded it, and he narrated the words: "A dinar or perhaps a dirham." Bazzar also recorded it in the same way. Its chain contains Utaybah al-Darir, who is majhul (unknown), and the remaining narrators of this report have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man from the People of the Suffah passed away, and the people found two dinars in his garment. They mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two brands (of fire). Offer the funeral prayer for your companion!"
Ahmad, Abu Ya'la and Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Asim bin Bahdalah, whom more than one scholar has declared thiqah (trustworthy), and the remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.

This report is also narrated from the same Companion; he said: A black slave came and joined the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then he passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed about him, and he said: "Look and see whether he has left anything behind." The people said: "There are two dinars." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two brands (of fire)."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih except Asim bin Bahdalah, who has been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a funeral bier was brought, and then another bier was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Has he left any debt?" (That is, a debt which he was obliged to pay.) The people replied: "No!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Has he left anything?" The people replied: "Yes! There are three dinars." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his fingers, indicating that these are three brands (of fire).
Ahmad recorded it within a long hadith, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever leaves behind a dinar, it is a brand (of fire)." The chain of this report contains Ibn Lahi'ah, and it is strengthened by the earlier hadith whose various routes have already passed; its remaining narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Himsi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man from the People of the Suffah passed away, and a dinar was found in his waist-wrapper. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is one brand (of fire)." The narrator said: Then another man passed away, and two dinars were found in his waist-wrapper, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two brands (of fire)."

In a narration reported from him the words are: Concerning the man who passed away and left behind one dinar or perhaps two dinars, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is one brand (of fire)" (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) "two." Ahmad recorded all these narrations with various chains, the narrators of some of which are the narrators of the Sahih except Shahr bin Hawshab, who has been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A bedouin took part in the Battle of Khaybar with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and two dinars came to his share. The bedouin took them, placed them in his cloak, stitched over them and folded it over them. Then the bedouin passed away, and the two dinars were found. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "These are two brands (of fire)."
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah,

but the report is strengthened (by other routes), and the remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the funeral prayer for a man who had left behind two or perhaps three dinars. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) three brands (of fire)." Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih,
and Bazzar recorded it with a hasan (sound) chain.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Once we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when someone came, and he was told that so-and-so had passed away and had left behind two dinars (the narrator is in doubt, or perhaps the words are:) two dirhams. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two brands (of fire)."
Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains Sharik bin Abdullah al-Nakha'i, whom more than one scholar has declared thiqah (trustworthy), and the remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: Some reports on this subject have already passed at the end of the Book of Zakah, in the chapter on voluntary charity.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Three birds were given to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift. He gave one bird to his maidservant to eat. The next day the maidservant brought the meat of that bird to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Did I not forbid you to keep anything aside for tomorrow? Allah Almighty will provide the sustenance of every tomorrow."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came into the house, and I had some dates with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" I said: "We have kept these aside for our winter." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you not fear that because of it you will see vapour (that is, heat) in Hell?"

In one narration the words are: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal! Give us some dates to eat." So he gave him several handfuls. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal! Give us more!" Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I gave him more three times, then I said: "Now only what I have kept aside for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remains." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal! Spend, and do not fear any scarcity from the Owner of the Throne."
Tabarani recorded it, and Bazzar recorded it in abridged form, but he narrated these words: "He had a heap of wealth." In the first narration of Tabarani and in the chain of Bazzar there is Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Zabalah, and in the second narration there is Talhah bin Zayd al-Qurashi, and both of them are da'if (weak). Bazzar said: What is correct in this is that it is narrated from Masruq that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), and he had a heap of dates with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Bilal! What is this?" He said: "I have kept these ready for your guests." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you not fear that because of it there may be smoke in the Fire of Hell? O Bilal! Spend, and do not fear any scarcity from the Owner of the Throne!"
Bazzar and Tabarani recorded it, and the chains of both are hasan (sound), except that Tabarani narrated these words in his narration: "Do you not fear that it may become vapour (that is, heat) for you?"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), and at that time he had a heap of dates with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" He said: "I have kept these aside." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you not fear that because of it you will see vapour (that is, heat) in the Fire of Hell? O Bilal, spend, and do not fear any scarcity from the Owner of the Throne."
Bazzar and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain is hasan (sound).

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and asked him for something). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have nothing to give you right now, but take a loan, and when something comes to us we will pay it off for you." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah Almighty has not obliged you to do this. If you have something, then give it; and when you do not have anything, do not burden yourself." The narrator said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked what Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, and this could be seen in his blessed face. Then a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! Keep giving, and do not fear any scarcity from the Owner of the Throne." The narrator said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and said: "This is what I have been commanded."
Bazzar recorded it, and its chain contains Ishaq bin Ibrahim al-Hunayni, whom the majority declared da'if (weak), while Ibn Hibban declared him thiqah (trustworthy) and said: He makes mistakes.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whenever Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) finished a prayer, he would sit for the people; whoever had some business with him would speak with him, otherwise he would get up. One day I came to his door and said: "O Yarfa'!" He (the servant) came out, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was also at the door. Then Yarfa' came out and said: "O Ibn Affan! Get up; O Ibn Abbas! Get up (that is, both of you come inside)." We went in to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he had a heap of wealth with him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I looked over the people of Madinah, and I saw that the two of you have the largest families (that is, the most dependants), so take this wealth and distribute it. If any of it is left over, return it." I said: "And if it falls short, will you give us more?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "An old rough waterskin! I know that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family used to eat only a meagre amount." I said: "Yes! By Allah! If Allah Almighty had granted such conquests to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he would have acted differently from the way you have acted." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and his body began to tremble. He said: "What would the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) have done?" I said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) would have eaten himself and fed us as well." Then Sayyiduna Umar's (may Allah be pleased with him) anger subsided.
Bazzar recorded it, and its chain is jayyid (good).

Al-Hasan said: Sayyiduna Qays bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "This is the chief of the people of the desert." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the wealth regarding which no liability falls upon me, whether from a guest or from dependants, however many they may be?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Good wealth is forty, and if it is more, then sixty; but woe to the owners of hundreds" (he said this three times; and then he said:) "except the one who gives in hardship and in ease, lends his mount to be ridden, lends his stud for mating, slaughters the fat animal, gives its milk as a gift, and feeds the content poor and the one who asks." The narrator said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! How noble and how excellent these traits are!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How do you give the gift (of milch animals)?" I said: "Every year I give one hundred (animals) as a gift." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How do you lend animals temporarily for riding?" I replied: "I do not lend the young milk-giving camel or the aged she-camel." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How do you give animals for mating?" I replied: "My camels go out and the people go out, and whoever wishes takes hold of the head of whichever camel he wants and leads it away." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Is your own wealth dearer to you, or the wealth of your mawali (heirs)?" I replied: "No! Rather my own wealth (is dearer to me)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your share of your wealth is only what you eat and use up, or wear and wear out, or give (in the cause of Allah) and send ahead." The narrator said: I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Is it so?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" So he said: "By Allah! If I remain alive, I shall surely reduce their number (that is, I shall surely spend my wealth in the cause of Allah)." Bazzar recorded it as a mursal report (with a missing link); he also recorded it as a connected report, but in a greatly abridged form, and this report is mentioned in the chapter on his virtues.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Nothing wipes out Islam the way miserliness wipes it out."
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Amr bin al-Husayn, whose weakness is agreed upon.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abu al-Qayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with some dates. His paternal uncle got up and went to him, intending to take a handful of dates from him and place them before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but that man gathered up the dates (and covered them). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Increase him in miserliness!" The narrator said: So he became the most miserly of people.
Bazzar recorded it with two chains, one of which is connected, and this is its text. The other report is narrated from Sa'id bin Jumhan: "His master, Sayyiduna Abu al-Qayn (may Allah be pleased with him), passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Tabarani recorded it, but he narrated these words: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached out his hand towards him in order to take a handful of dates from him and place them before his Companions." The narrators of the mursal report and of the musnad report are the narrators of the Sahih, except Sa'id bin Jumhan, whom more than one scholar has declared thiqah (trustworthy), although there is disagreement about him. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: Hadiths about generosity and miserliness have already passed in the Book of Voluntary Charity.

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) heard a man saying: "The miser is more excusable than the wrongdoer." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "You have spoken wrongly. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The miser will not enter Paradise.'"
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain contains Yahya bin Maslamah al-Qa'nabi, who is da'if (weak).