مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الرقاقThe Book of Heart-Softeners
(الخَوْفُ مِنْ تَوْسِيعِ الدُّنْيَا عَلَيْكُمْ)
(The fear of the world being made expansive for you)
Hadith 5163
وَعَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «فَوَاللَّهِ لَا الْفَقْرُ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَكِنْ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُبْسَطَ عَلَيْكُمُ الدُّنْيَا كَمَا بُسِطَتْ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَتَنَافَسُوهَا كَمَا تَنَافَسُوهَا وتهلككم كَمَا أهلكتهم» . مُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ
Amr bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah! I do not fear poverty for you, but I fear that the world will be expanded for you as it was expanded for those before you, then you will compete for it as they competed for it, and it will destroy you as it destroyed them." Agreed upon.
