Abu Dharr said, I was sitting with a gathering of leading men from Quraysh when a man came forward, rough in hair, clothing, and appearance, until he stood over them. He greeted them, then said, "Give tidings to those who hoard wealth of stones heated in the fire of Hell, which will be placed upon the nipple of one of them until they come out from the tip of his shoulder, and placed upon the tip of his shoulder until they come out from the nipple of his breast, shaking him violently."Then he turned away and sat by one of the columns, with a space between us. I went and sat near him, not knowing who he was.I said to him, "I see that these people did not approve of what you said."He replied, "They understand nothing. My dear friend told me..."I asked, "Who is your dear friend?"He said, "The Prophet ﷺ. He said to me, 'Abu Dharr, can you see Mount Uhud?'"He said, I looked at the sun to see how much of the day remained, thinking that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was about to send me on some errand.I said, "Yes."He said, "I would not wish to have the equivalent of Uhud in gold to spend it all, except for three dinars. These people understand nothing. They are only gathering up the world. No, by Allah, I will not ask them for any worldly thing, nor will I seek their guidance on religion, until I meet Allah."
جلست إلى ملإ من قريش، فجاء رجل خشن الشعر والشياب والهيئة حتى قام عليهم، فسلم، ثم قال: بشر الكانزين برضف، يحمى عليه في نار جهنم، ثم يوضع على حلمة ثدي أحدهم حتى يخرج من نغض كتفه، ويوضع على نغض كتفه، حتى يخرج من حلمة ثديه يتزلزل. ثم ولى، فجلس إلى ساريتي وبيني وبينه، وجلست إليه وأنا لا أدري من هو، فقلت: له لا أرى القوم إلا قد كرهوا الذي قلت؟ قال: إنهم لا يعقلون شيئا. قال لي خليلي قال: قلت: من خليلك؟ قال النبي ﷺ: يا أبا ذر، أتبصر أحدا. قال: فنظرت إلى الشمس ما بقي من النهار، وأنا أرى أن رسول الله ﷺ يرسلني في حاجة له. قلت: نعم. قال: ما أحب أن لي مثل أحد ذهبا أنفقه كله إلا ثلاثة دنانير. وإن هؤلاء لا يعقلون، إنما يجمعون الدنيا. لا والله، لا أسألهم دنيا، ولا أستفتيهم عن دين، حتى ألقى الله.
Bukhari related it in the Book of Zakat (1407), and Muslim in the Book of Zakat (992), both through the route of Jareeri, from Abu Ala, from Ahnaf, and he narrated it. The wording given is Bukhari's. Muslim added, after the words, "They are only gathering worldly wealth," he said, I said, "What is wrong with you and your brothers from Quraysh, that you do not visit them and take something from them?" He said, and he mentioned what came after that.His words, "then a man with rough hair came" refers to Abu Dharr. His words, "give glad tidings to the hoarders" should be understood according to the view of Abu Dharr, for he held the opinion that whatever exceeds a person's need is a hoard. But the correct view, held by the majority, is that a hoard is wealth on which zakat has not been paid. If its zakat has been paid, it is not a hoard, as appears in the chapter that follows this one. This is why Bukhari titled a chapter, "Whatever its zakat has been paid is not a hoard," and mentioned this hadith under it.His words, "nughd of his shoulders" (النغض), with the nun vowelled with a damma and the ghayn left unvowelled, refers to the thin bone at the tip of the shoulder, which is also called nagid. His words, "tatariham" (تعتريهم) mean to come to them and ask something of them. It is said, "arawtuhu" and "ataraytuhu" when one comes to someone seeking a need from him.