Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #300
Excellence in Character
'Amr ibn al-'As said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, sent for me. He commanded me to put on my clothes and weapons and
come to him. I did that and came to him while he was doing wudu'. He looked
at me and then lowered his eyes. He then said, ''Amr, I want to put you
in charge of an army and Allah will give you booty. I will give you a correct
portion of the spoils.' I said, 'I did not become Muslim out of the desire
for property. I became Muslim out of the desire for Islam and so that I
would be with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace.' He said, ''Amr! Sound (legitimately acquired) wealth is very excellent for a righteous man!'"
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This hadith is #300 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Excellence in Character. Al-Adab Al-Mufrad contains 1,326 hadiths across 57 books.