كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا يَشْكُو الْعَيْلَةَ، وَالآخَرُ يَشْكُو قَطْعَ السَّبِيلِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَّا قَطْعُ السَّبِيلِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِي عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ الْعِيرُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ بِغَيْرِ خَفِيرٍ، وَأَمَّا الْعَيْلَةُ فَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لاَ تَقُومُ حَتَّى يَطُوفَ أَحَدُكُمْ بِصَدَقَتِهِ لاَ يَجِدُ مَنْ يَقْبَلُهَا مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ لَيَقِفَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ حِجَابٌ وَلاَ تُرْجُمَانٌ يُتَرْجِمُ لَهُ، ثُمَّ لَيَقُولَنَّ لَهُ أَلَمْ أُوتِكَ مَالاً فَلَيَقُولَنَّ بَلَى. ثُمَّ لَيَقُولَنَّ أَلَمْ أُرْسِلْ إِلَيْكَ رَسُولاً فَلَيَقُولَنَّ بَلَى. فَيَنْظُرُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَلاَ يَرَى إِلاَّ النَّارَ، ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَلاَ يَرَى إِلاَّ النَّارَ، فَلْيَتَّقِيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ .
While I was sitting with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) two person came to him; one of them complainedabout his poverty and the other complained about the prevalence of robberies. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,"As regards stealing and robberies, there will shortly come a time when a caravan will go to Mecca(from Medina) without any guard. And regarding poverty, The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not beestablished till one of you wanders about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to acceptit And (no doubt) each one of you will stand in front of Allah and there will be neither a curtain nor aninterpreter between him and Allah, and Allah will ask him, 'Did not I give you wealth?' He will replyin the affirmative. Allah will further ask, 'Didn't send a messenger to you?' And again that person willreply in the affirmative Then he will look to his right and he will see nothing but Hell-fire, and then hewill look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you should savehimself from the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And if you do not find a hall datefruit,then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren).