140 – ʿAbdallāh narrated to us; my father narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī narrated to us, from Isrāʾīl, from Manṣūr, from Sālim ibn Abī al-Jaʿd, from Thawbān, who said:

When the verse, “And those who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend them in the path of Allah…” (al-Tawbah 9:34) was revealed, we were travelling with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Some of his Companions said, “This has been sent down about gold and silver; if only we knew what kind of wealth is best, we would acquire it.” He replied, “The best of wealth is a tongue that remembers Allah, a heart that is grateful, and a believing wife who aids him in his faith.”