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2327. Abū Wāil narrated: “Mu‘āwiyah came to Abū Hāshim
bin 'Utbah to visit him when he was ill (and dying). He said: 'O uncle! Why do you cry? Is it from the pangs of death or desire for the world?' He said: 'Neither of these. But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had commissioned me with an obligation that I did not abide by. He ﷺ said: "It suffices you to gather the wealth of a servant or a rider in the cause of Allāh." And (it is only) today I find that I have gathered it.'" (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] Zā'idah and 'Abidah bin Ĥumaid reported it from Manṣūr, from Abū Wā'il, from Samurah bin Sahm, he said: "Mu'āwiyah entered upon Abū Hāshim bin 'Utbah." And he mentioned a similar narration. There is a narration on this topic from Buraidah Al-Aslamī from the Prophet ﷺ.
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Not everybody can make the right use of his wealth, neither can everyone earn it rightfully. There do, however, exist people who love austerity and abstinence from worldly pleasures above anything else. Abū Hāshim belonged to that category. That is why, he was worried at leaving behind as many as thirty Dirham and a cup and thought that he had not fully abided by the exhortation of the Prophet ﷺ.
