Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3171 — Beware of the trial of wealth

It is narrated from a man of Banu Abs that he said: I was with Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him). He related a story and, mentioning the treasures of Chosroes, said: "Indeed, the One who granted you this wealth, bestowed these blessings upon you and opened these conquests for you, is the very One who was withholding these treasures while Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive. In those days the people were in such a state that they would wake up in the morning having neither a dinar, nor a dirham, nor even a mudd (a measure) of food. So, O brother of Banu Abs, what is all this for?" Then we passed by threshing floors where grain was being winnowed, and he said again: "Indeed, the Allah who granted you all this, made you its owners and opened conquests for you, is the very One who was withholding these treasures while Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive. Then the Companions would wake up in the morning without even a mudd of food. So, O brother of Banu Abs, what is all this for?"
Sunan Ibn Majah: 4150; Allamah al-Albani declared it sahih (authentic).