When this verse was revealed, "Those who hoard gold and silver" [Tawbah 9:34], the Muslims found it weighed heavily upon them.Umar said, "I will relieve you of this concern."So he went and said, "Prophet of Allah, this verse has weighed heavily upon your companions."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Allah only made zakat obligatory in order to purify what remains of your wealth, and He only made the laws of inheritance obligatory so that wealth would pass on to those who come after you."Umar exclaimed, "Allahu Akbar!"Then the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Shall I tell you of the best thing a man can treasure? A righteous wife. When he looks at her she pleases him, when he instructs her she obeys him, and when he is absent from her she safeguards his interests."
حدثنا عثمان بن أبي شيبة حدثنا يحيى بن يعلى المحاربي حدثنا أبي حدثنا غيلان عن جعفر بن إياس عن مجاهد
لما نزلت هذه الآية {والذين يكنزون الذهب والفضة} قال كبر ذلك على المسلمين فقال عمر رضي الله عنه أنا أفرج عنكم فانطلق فقال يا نبي الله إنه كبر على أصحابك هذه الآية فقال رسول الله ﷺ إن الله لم يفرض الزكاة إلا ليطيب ما بقي من أموالكم وإنما فرض المواريث لتكون لمن بعدكم فكبر عمر ثم قال له ألا أخبرك بخير ما يكنز المرء المرأة الصالحة إذا نظر إليها سرته وإذا أمرها أطاعته وإذا غاب عنها حفظته
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Its chain is daif. Hakim (1/408, 409) narrated it from the hadith of Yahya bin Yaala and graded it sahih according to the standard of the two sheikhs, and Dhahabi agreed with him. Ghaylan bin Jami narrated it from Uthman bin Umayr Abu Yaqzan, from Jafar bin Ayas, from Mujahid, from Ibn Abbas, in similar wording (Bayhaqi, 4/83). Abu Yaqzan is daif and a mudallis, so this flaw is devastating.