Be content with what one has

This hadith speaks to the danger of accumulating too many worldly luxuries. It was narrated by Abu Sinan al-Du'ali that he entered upon 'Umar bin al-Khattab with whom there was a group of the earliest Muhajireen, 'Umar sent for a basket that had been brought to him from Iraq, in which there was a ring. One of his sons took it and put it in his mouth. 'Umar took it from him, then 'Umar wept and those who were with him said why are you weeping when Allah has granted victory to you and caused you to prevail over your enemies and granted you joy? Umar said I heard the Messenger of Allah ? say ‘Accumulation of worldly luxuries does not become available to any people but Allah may He Be glorified and exalted stirs up among them enmity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection’. This hadith teaches us that having too much wealth can lead to envy, jealousy, hatred or even war between people as they compete for resources or power. We should be content with what we have so as not to cause disharmony amongst ourselves or others around us.