Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If two predatory wolves attack and tear apart a flock of goats, they cannot cause as much harm as the harm caused to a Muslim's religion by his desire for wealth and status."
Hadith Referenceمعجم صغير للطبراني / كتاب التفسير و فضائل القرآن / 1123
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:[صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«[صحيح ، أخرجه الطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 943، والضياء المقدسي فى "الأحاديث المختارة"، 1323، وله شواهد من حديث كعب بن مالك الأنصاري، فأما حديث كعب بن مالك الأنصاري، أخرجه الترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 2376، قال الشيخ الألباني: صحيح ، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 16025، 16036، والدارمي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2772، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 3228»
´Ibn Ka'b bin Malik Al-Ansari narrated from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:` "Two wolves free among sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's desire for wealth and honor is to his religion."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: From this hadith, it is understood that whoever becomes afflicted with the love and greed for wealth and status cannot save himself from destruction. Unfortunately, today the Ummah is entangled in this very trial, and its devastation is such that among the causes of the discord and severe divisions faced by this Ummah and its religious groups, the love of wealth and status is foremost.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2376