Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 23610 — Trade and the desire for it

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the final illness of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) drew near, he said: "Look into my wealth to see how much it has increased since I entered the caliphate, and send that to the caliph after me, for I used to consider it lawful, and I obtained from fat (al-wadak) about as much as I earned from trade." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When he died and we looked, there was a Nubian slave who was carrying his children, and a camel on which water used to be drawn. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We sent all of this to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: My agent told me that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wept and said: "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr! He has put those who come after him to severe hardship."