Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ قَالَ كَانَتْ لِمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ جَارِيَةٌ تَبِيعُ اللَّبَنَ وَيَقْبِضُ الْمِقْدَامُ الثَّمَنَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَتَبِيعُ اللَّبَنَ وَتَقْبِضُ الثَّمَنَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَمَا بَأْسٌ بِذَلِكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ لَا يَنْفَعُ فِيهِ إِلَّا الدِّينَارُ وَالدِّرْهَمُ.
English Translation
Abu al-Yaman narrated to us: Abu Bakr b. Abi Maryam narrated to us, who said: Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib had a slave-girl who used to sell milk, and al-Miqdam would take the payment. It was said to him: "Glory be to Allah, do you sell milk and take the payment yourself?" He said: "Yes, and there is no harm in that. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'A time will surely come upon people when nothing will benefit except the dinar and the dirham.'"