Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

11003 - Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn (Bashr) (1) narrated to us, he said: (Sufyan) (2) narrated to us from al-Mughira ibn al-Nu'man from Abdullah (3) ibn al-Aqna' al-Bahili from al-Ahnaf ibn Qays who said: I was sitting in a (mosque) (4) in Medina, when a man approached—no (circle) (5) would see him except that they fled from him ⦗387⦘ until he reached the circle in which I was, so he sat firmly and they fled. (I said) (6): Who are you? He said: Abu Dharr, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: (So I said) (7): Why do people flee from you? He said: I forbid them from (hoarding treasures) (8). He said: I said: Our stipends have increased and risen (do you fear) (9) for us because of them? He said: (As for) (10) today, no, but soon they will become the price of your religion (so leave them) (11) and them (12).