صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to me, ‘O Hakeem! This wealth is fresh and sweet, whoever takes from it with good intentions, he is given blessings in this wealth; and whoever takes it out of greed, so he will not be given any blessings and he will be like a person who eats but whose stomach does not become full, and (remember!) the upper hand is better than the lower hand.’ (Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 230, Hadith 6441)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What is greed?

Dear Islamic brothers! It is generally understood that greed is only related to wealth and material possessions, whereas that is not the case, because greed is to desire more of something, and that thing could be anything; wealth or something else. ‘Allamah Abdul Mustafa A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: The desire of greed and avarice can be for food, clothes, house, material possessions, money, honour, fame, and every other blessing. (Jannati Zaver, p. 111, summarised)

It is stated in Part 5, Surah Al-Nisa, verse 128:

وَ اُحْضِرَتِ الْاَنْفُسُ الشُّحَّؕ-

And the heart is trapped in greed;

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 5, Surah Al-Nisa, Verse 128)

It is stated in the commentary of this verse in Tafseer Khaazin: Greed is an essential part of a heart, because it has been created like this. Greed, avarice and jealousy have been placed in the instincts of humans and they will remain until the Day of Judgement. (Al-Mustatraf fi Kul fan Mustazarf, to the end, p. 112) Salvation from these three things or any one of them is obtained only by the one who is granted the Taufiq by Allah Almighty. Hence, it is stated in the Quran: