Musnad Ahmad

‘Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma‘mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, from al-Miswar ibn Makhramah, who said: The Ansar heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah had arrived with wealth from al-Bahrayn, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had sent him to al-Bahrayn. He arrived with the Messenger of Allah at the time of the morning prayer. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, finished, they approached him. When he saw them, he smiled and said: “Perhaps you have heard that Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah has arrived and brought wealth?” They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: “Rejoice and hope for good. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, but rather, if the world is poured upon you, and you compete for it as those before you competed for it.”