Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2423

حَدَّثَنِى عَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتَوَائِىِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِى مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ قَالَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ « إِنَّ مِمَّا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدِى مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتِهَا ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَوَيَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا شَأْنُكَ تُكَلِّمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلاَ يُكَلِّمُكَ قَالَ وَرُئِينَا أَنَّهُ يُنْزَلُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَفَاقَ يَمْسَحُ عَنْهُ الرُّحَضَاءَ وَقَالَ « إِنَّ هَذَا السَّائِلَ - وَكَأَنَّهُ حَمِدَهُ فَقَالَ - إِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِى الْخَيْرُ بِالشَّرِّ وَإِنَّ مِمَّا يُنْبِتُ الرَّبِيعُ يَقْتُلُ أَوْ يُلِمُّ إِلاَّ آكِلَةَ الْخَضِرِ فَإِنَّهَا أَكَلَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَلأَتْ خَاصِرَتَاهَا اسْتَقْبَلَتْ عَيْنَ الشَّمْسِ فَثَلَطَتْ وَبَالَتْ ثُمَّ رَتَعَتْ وَإِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ خَضِرٌ حُلْوٌ وَنِعْمَ صَاحِبُ الْمُسْلِمِ هُوَ لِمَنْ أَعْطَى مِنْهُ الْمِسْكِينَ وَالْيَتِيمَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْخُذُهُ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ كَانَ كَالَّذِى يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ وَيَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيدًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ».

Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (SAW) sat on the Minbar and we sat around him, and he said: ‘One of the things that I fear for you after I am gone is the splendor and adornment of the life of this world that will be made available to you.’ A man said; ‘Does good produces evil, O Messenger of Allah (SAW) ?’ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) remained silent for a moment, and it was said (to that man): ‘What is the matter with you?’ Why do you speak to Messenger of Allah (SAW) when he does not speak to you? We thought that He was receiving the Revelation, then he came to and wiped away the sweat and said: ‘Where is the one who was asking?’- As if he was praising him. Then he said: ‘Good does not produce evil. 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. What a good companion he is to the Muslim who gives it to the poor, orphans and wayfarers. Whoever acquires it unlawfully will be like the one who eats and is never satisfied, and it will be witness against him on the Day of Resurrection.’