Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sa'id bin Abu Sa'id al-Khudri narrates from his father, who says that he complained of his poverty to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Sa'id! Be patient, for indeed, poverty rushes towards the one who loves me with greater speed than a flood flows from the height of a valley or from the peak of a mountain towards its lowland."