The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Ubayda bin Jarrah to Bahrain to bring back its tribute. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had himself made the peace agreement with the people of Bahrain, and he had appointed Ala bin Hadrami over them. Abu Ubayda arrived with the money from Bahrain, and the Ansar heard of his arrival, so they turned up for the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished the Fajr prayer, he turned to leave, and they placed themselves in his path. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled when he saw them and said, "I imagine you have heard that Abu Ubayda has come and has brought something with him."They said, "Yes indeed, Messenger of Allah."He said, "Then rejoice and hope for what will bring you delight. By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you. What I fear is that the world will be spread out before you as it was spread out before those who came before you, and that you will compete for it as they competed for it, and it will distract you as it distracted them."
حدثنا سعد حدثني أبي عن صالح عن ابن شهاب قال أخبرني عروة بن الزبير أن المسور بن مخرمة أخبره أن عمرو بن عوف وهو حليف بني عامر بن لؤي وكان شهد بدرا مع رسول الله ﷺ أخبره أن رسول الله ﷺ بعث أبا عبيدة فذكر مثله