Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37028 — Reports from our Prophet

Shaqiq said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to visit his maternal uncle Sayyiduna Abu Hashim bin Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him) in his illness, and his uncle began to weep. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: O my uncle, why are you weeping? Is it the pain (of the illness) that has grieved you, or (natural) attachment to the world? He replied: It is nothing of the sort; rather (what has grieved me is that) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) enjoined us, saying: O Abu Hashim! Perhaps you too will obtain the wealth and riches that other (conquering) peoples obtain, but for you one servant and one mount in the path of Allah (for jihad) will suffice. Yet I see that I have accumulated (far more than this in) wealth.