The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed through the marketplace as he was entering from one of the upper districts of Madinah, with people on either side of him. He came across a dead goat with stunted ears, picked it up, and took hold of its ear.Then he said, "Which of you would like to have this for a dirham?"They replied, "We would not like to have it for anything. What would we do with it?"He asked, "Would you like to have it for free?"They said, "By Allah, even if it were alive it would be defective, since it has stunted ears, so what about now that it is dead?"He then said, "By Allah, this world is more insignificant to Allah than this is to you."
أن رسول الله ﷺ مر بالسوق داخلا من بعض العالية، والناس كنفتيه، فمر بجدي أسك ميت، فتناوله، فأخذ بأذنه. ثم قال: أيكم يحب أن هذا له بدرهم؟ فقالوا: ما نحب أنه لنا بشيء، وما نصنع به؟ قال: أتحبون أنه لكم؟ قالوا: والله لو كان حيا كان عيبا فيه، لأنه أسك، فكيف وهو ميت؟ فقال: فوالله للدنيا أهون على الله من هذا عليكم.