English translation
[2423] 123 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ 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 produce evil, O Messenger of Allâh?' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ remained silent and it was said to (that man): 'What is the matter with you? Why do you speak to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ when he does not speak to you?' We thought that he (ﷺ) was receiving 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. Everything that grows in the spring may either kill or make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill of greenery; it eats until when its flanks are stretched, it turns to face the sun and defecates and urinates, then it grazes. 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 is like the one who eats and is not satisfied, and it will be a witness against him on the Day of Resurrection.”