«إياكم والشح فإنما هلك من كان قبلكم بالشح أمرهم بالبخل فبخلوا وأمرهم بالقطيعة فقطعوا وأمرهم بالفجور ففجروا»
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Beware of greed and stinginess, for those before you were destroyed only because of greed. It commanded them to be miserly, so they were miserly; it commanded them to sever ties of kinship, so they severed them; and it commanded them to commit wickedness, so they committed wickedness."
Hadith Referenceصحیح الجامع الصغیر / حرف الألف / 2678