Sahih Muslim Book - 53, Hadith - 7425

حَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ حَرْمَلَةَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ التُّجِيبِىَّ - أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ الْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَهُوَ حَلِيفُ بَنِى عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَىٍّ وَكَانَ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَأْتِى بِجِزْيَتِهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هُوَ صَالَحَ أَهْلَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَلاَءَ بْنَ الْحَضْرَمِىِّ فَقَدِمَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِمَالٍ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ فَسَمِعَتِ الأَنْصَارُ بِقُدُومِ أَبِى عُبَيْدَةَ فَوَافَوْا صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- انْصَرَفَ فَتَعَرَّضُوا لَهُ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حِينَ رَآهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَظُنُّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ قَدِمَ بِشَىْءٍ مِنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ ». فَقَالُوا أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ « « فَأَبْشِرُوا وَأَمِّلُوا مَا يَسُرُّكُمْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا الْفَقْرَ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ. وَلَكِنِّى أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُبْسَطَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا بُسِطَتْ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ فَتَنَافَسُوهَا كَمَا تَنَافَسُوهَا وَتُهْلِكَكُمْ كَمَا أَهْلَكَتْهُمْ ».

It was narrated that 'Amr bin 'Awf - who was the ally of Banu 'Amir bin Lu'ayy, and was present at (the battle of) Badr with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) - said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah to Bahrain to bring the Jizyah, as the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had made a peace treaty with the people of Bahrain, and he appointed Al-'Ala' bin Al-Hadrami as their governor. Abu 'Ubaidah brought wealth from Bahrain, and the Ansar heard that Abu 'Ubaidah had arrived. They prayed Fajr with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and when the Messenger (s.a.w) of Allah finished his prayer, they came to him. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled when he saw them, then he said: "I think you have heard that Abu 'Ubaidah has brought something from Bahrain." They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Be of good cheer, and be hopeful of that which will make you happy. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, rather what I fear for you is that worldly riches may be given to you as they were given to those who came before you, and you will compete for them with one another as they competed with one another, and you will be destroyed as they were destroyed."