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This is a lecture that was delivered by Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa Richardson (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) on the evening of Saturday preceding the 17 of Rajab 1437 at Masjid Ahlul Quran Wal Hadeeth in Washington DC to be reminded about the subject of the evil craving for wealth & status based upon the hadeeth collected by the Shaikh, the Imaam, the distinguished scholar, Shaikh-ul-Islam, remainder of the noble Salaf, Zaynuddeen Abul-Faraj ‘Abdur-Rahmaan, son of the Shaikh and the Imam Shihaabuddeen Ahmad, son of the Shaikh and the Imaam – Ibn Rajab al-Baghdaadee, al-Hanbalee (rahimahullah Ta’ala) said: Imaam Ahmad, an-Nasaa’ee, at-Tirmidhee and Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh report the hadeeth of Ka’b ibn Maalik al-Ansaaree (radiAllahu anhu) from the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that he said: “Two hungry wolves let loose among sheep are not more harmful then a person craving after wealth and status is to his Deen (Religion).” at-Tirmidhee said, “It is hasan saheeh.”

It is reported by Ahmad (3/456,460), an-Nasaa’ee in al-Kubraa as occurs in Tuhfatul-Ashraaf of al-Mizzee (8/316), at-Tirmidhee (no.2376), Ibn Hibbaan (no.2472), Nu`aym ibn Hammaad in his Zawaa’id upon azZuhd (no.181), ad-Daarimee (2/304), at-Tayaalisee (no.2201) and al-Baghawee in Sharhus-Sunnah (14/258) and its chain of narration (isnaad) is saheeh (authentic) as at-Tirmidhee says.

It is also reported from the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar, Ibn ‘Abbaas, Aboo Hurairah, Usamaah ibn Zayd, Jaabir, Aboo Sa’eed al-Khudree and ‘Aasim ibn ‘Adiyy al-Ansaree, (radiAllahu anhum ajma’een).

Al-Haithumee quoted most of these narrations in Majma`uz-Zawaa`id (10/250) and determined their level of authenticity.