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tabarani:16728b – Aḥmad b. Zuhayr al-Tustarī > Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān b. Karāmah > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Fiṭr b. Khalīfah > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

[Machine] I came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and I was dressed in Arab clothing, so he asked me, "Do you have any money?" I replied, "I have been given all kinds of wealth by Allah." He then said, "When Allah blesses you with wealth, let the traces of Allah's blessings show."  

الطبراني:١٦٧٢٨b – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ كَرَامَةَ ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا فِطْرُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقُ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصَ عَنْ أَبِيهَ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَفِيَّ أَعْرَابِيَّةٌ وَعَلِيَّ لِبَاسُ الْأَعْرَابِ فَقَالَ لِي «أَلَكَ مَالٌ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَدْ آتَانِي اللهُ قَالَ «فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللهُ مَالًا فَلْيُرَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ»  

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nasai:5224 – Aḥmad b. Sulaymān > Abū Nuʿaym > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

That he came to the Prophet [SAW] wearing shabby clothes. The Prophet [SAW] said to him: "Do you have any wealth?" He said: "Yes, all kinds of wealth." He said: "What kinds of wealth?" He said: "Allah has given me camels, cattle, sheep, horses and slaves." He said: "If Allah has given you wealth, then let the effect of Allah's blessing and generosity be seen on you."  

النسائي:٥٢٢٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي ثَوْبٍ دُونٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَكَ مَالٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ مِنْ أَىِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ قَدْ آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَلْيُرَ عَلَيْكَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَكَرَامَتِهِ  

abudawud:4063 – al-Nufaylī > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ from his father

I came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing a poor garment and he said (to me): Have you any property? He replied: Yes. He asked: What kind is it? He said: Allah has given me camels. Sheep, horses and slaves. He then said: When Allah gives you property, let the mark of Allah's favour and honour to you be seen.  

أبو داود:٤٠٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي ثَوْبٍ دُونٍ فَقَالَ أَلَكَ مَالٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مِنْ أَىِّ الْمَالِ قَالَ قَدْ أَتَانِيَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَتَاكَ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَلْيُرَ أَثَرُ نِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَكَرَامَتِهِ