Chapter: Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life
Not gradedRiyad as-Salihin 484
وعن كعب بن مالك، رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
" ما ذئبان جائعان أرسلا في غنم بأفسد لها من حرص المرء على المال والشرف، لدينه"
K'ab bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Two hungry wolves sent in the midst of a flock of sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's greed for wealth and fame is to his Deen."
[At- Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].
Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2376), Ahmad (No. 15224, 15233) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2614). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 484).