Hadith #400

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏يَكُونُ كَنْزُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏ ‏شُجَاعًا ‏ ‏أَقْرَعَ قَالَ وَيَفِرُّ مِنْهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَيَطْلُبُهُ وَيَقُولُ أَنَا كَنْزُكَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَنْ يَزَالَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَتَّى يَبْسُطَ يَدَهُ فَيُلْقِمَهَا فَاهُ ‏

English Translation

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The treasure that one of you hoards will appear on the Day of Resurrection as a large bald serpent. Its owner will flee from it but it will pursue him, saying: I am your treasure. He will put his hand into its mouth and it will gnaw at it.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 400

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7838

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44228