Question

What is the authenticity of this?

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“I do not fear poverty [after my demise], rather I fear that you will gather and amass wealth. I do not fear you [my ummah] unintentionally erring, rather I fear that you will intentionally [sin]”

 

Answer

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). ‘Allamah Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 2, pg. 308, Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 3, pg. 121 and vol. 10, pg. 236)

Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic.

(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 3222)

The first part of the Hadith is recorded in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. See here.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar