Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَلَى خَالِهِ أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ يَعُودُهُ قَالَ فَبَكَى قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا خَالُ أَوَجَعًا يُشْئِزُكَ أَمْ حِرْصًا عَلَى الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فَكُلًّا لَا وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ إِنَّهَا عَلَّهَا تُدْرِكُ أَمْوَالًا لَا يُؤْتَاهَا أَقْوَامٌ وَإِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ جَمْعِ الْمَالِ خَادِمٌ وَمَرْكَبٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَإِنِّي أُرَانِي قَدْ جَمَعْتُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ وَمَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ مُعَاوِيَةُ عَلَى أَبِي هَاشِمِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ يَبْكِي فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ.
English Translation
Mu'awiyah entered upon his uncle Abu Hashim ibn Utbah to visit him while he was ill, and he was crying. Mu'awiyah said: 'What makes you cry, O uncle? Is it pain that disturbs you or desire for this world?' He said: 'Neither, but the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made a covenant with us and said: O Abu Hashim, you may live to see wealth given to certain people. All you need from gathering wealth is a servant and a mount in the cause of Allah the Blessed and Exalted. And I see that I have accumulated wealth.'