The Hadīth: "Two Wolves Free Among Sheep"
Darussalam · Volume 4
34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 2376 · Volume 5 · Page 376
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٥ - ٧)
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2376. Ibn Ka'b bin Mālik Al-Anṣārī narrated from his father, that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Two wolves free among sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's desire for wealth and honor is to his religion." (Hasan) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahīh. There is something on this topic reported from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet ﷺ, but its chain is not correct.
٢٣٧٦ - حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا ذِئْبَانِ جَائِعَانِ أُرْسِلَا فِي غَنَمٍ بِأَفْسَدَ لَهَا مِنْ حِرْصِ الْمَرْءِ عَلَى الْمَالِ وَالشَّرَفِ لِدِينِهِ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَيُرْوَى فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا يَصِحُّ إِسْنَادُهُ.
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Man's love and infatuation for wealth and his quest for honor and position in life do great damage to his religion and sever his relationship with Allāh the Almighty.