(47) باب فِي الشُّحِّ
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) preached and said: Abstain from avarice, for those who had been before you were annihilated due to avarice. It (avarice) commanded them to show niggardliness; it commanded them to cut off their relationship with their nearest relatives, so they cut off. It commanded them to show profligacy, so they showed it.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1698
In-book reference: Book 9, Hadith 143
English translation: Book 9, Hadith 1694