Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2422

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « أَخْوَفُ مَا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا ». قَالُوا وَمَا زَهْرَةُ الدُّنْيَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « بَرَكَاتُ الأَرْضِ ». قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهَلْ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ قَالَ « لاَ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ إِلاَّ بِالْخَيْرِ لاَ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ إِلاَّ بِالْخَيْرِ لاَ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ إِلاَّ بِالْخَيْرِ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا أَنْبَتَ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلاَّ آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ فَإِنَّهَا تَأْكُلُ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَدَّتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا اسْتَقْبَلَتِ الشَّمْسَ ثُمَّ اجْتَرَّتْ وَبَالَتْ وَثَلَطَتْ ثُمَّ عَادَتْ فَأَكَلَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِحَقِّهِ وَوَضَعَهُ فِى حَقِّهِ فَنِعْمَ الْمَعُونَةُ هُوَ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ كَانَ كَالَّذِى يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ ».

It was narrated from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘What I fear for you the most is that which Allah will bring forth for you of the splendor of the life of the this world.’ The said: “What is the splendor of life of this world, O Messenger of Allah (SAW)?” He said: ‘The blessing of the Earth.’ The said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (SAW), does good produces evil?’ He said: ‘Good does not produce anything but good, good does not produce anything but good, good does not produce anything but good. Every thing that grows in the spring may either kill or make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill of greenery; it eats, then when its flanks are stretched, it turns to face the sun and defecates or urinates, then it chews its cud, then it comes back and eats more. This wealth is fresh and sweet. Whoever acquires it lawfully and spend it lawfully, what a good help he is, whoever acquires it unlawfully will be like the one who eats and is never satisfied.’