English translation
4015. Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama that 'Amr bin 'Aūf, who was an ally of Banī 'Āmir bin Lu'ai and one of those who fought at (the battle of) Badr in the company of the Prophet ﷺ, said, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ sent Abū 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrāh to Bāhrain to bring the Jizya taxation from its people, for Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had made a peace treaty with the people of Bāhrain and appointed Al-'Alā' bin Al-Ḥaḍramī as their ruler. So, Abū 'Ubaida arrived with the money from Bāhrain. When the Anṣār heard of the arrival of Abū 'Ubaida (on the next day), they offered the morning Ṣalāt (prayer) with the Prophet ﷺ and when the morning Ṣalāt (prayer) had finished, they presented themselves before him. On seeing the Anṣār, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ smiled and said, "I think you have heard that Abū 'Ubaida has brought something?" They replied, "Indeed, it is so, O Allāh's Messenger!" He said, "Be happy, and hope for what will please you. By Allāh, I am not afraid that you will be poor, but I fear that worldly wealth will be bestowed upon you as it was bestowed upon those who lived before you. So, you will compete amongst yourselves for it, as they competed for it and it will destroy you as it destroyed them."
Arabic text
4015 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، وَيُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ المِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَوْفٍ، وَهُوَ حَلِيفٌ لِبَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَيٍّ، وَكَانَ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : بَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الجَرَّاحِ إِلَى البَحْرَيْنِ يَأْتِي بِجِزْيَتِهَا، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ صَالَحَ أَهْلَ البَحْرَيْنِ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمُ العَلاَءَ بْنَ الحَضْرَمِيِّ، فَقَدِمَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بِمَالٍ مِنَ البَحْرَيْنِ، فَسَمِعَتِ الأَنْصَارُ بِقُدُومِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، فَوَافَوْا صَلاَةَ الفَجْرِ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ تَعَرَّضُوا لَهُ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ رَآهُمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَظُنُّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ قَدِمَ بِشَيْءٍ» قَالُوا: أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «فَأَبْشِرُوا وَأَمِّلُوا مَا يَسُرُّكُمْ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا الفَقْرَ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ، وَلَكِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تُبْسَطَ عَلَيْكُمُ الدُّنْيَا كَمَا بُسِطَتْ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ، فَتَنَافَسُوهَا كَمَا تَنَافَسُوهَا، وَتُهْلِكَكُمْ كَمَا أَهْلَكَتْهُمْ»
