And he forgot the beginning and the end. Wretched is the servant who deceives the world with religion; wretched is the servant who deceives religion with doubtful matters; wretched is the servant whom greed leads; wretched is the servant whom desire misguides; wretched is the servant whom ambition humiliates. (1)

This is a strange hadith; we do not know it except from this chain, and its chain of transmission is not strong.

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2617 - Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Mu'addib narrated to us, 'Ammar ibn Muhammad, the nephew of Sufyan al-Thawri, narrated to us, Abu al-Jarud al-A'ma, whose name is Ziyad ibn al-Mundhir al-Hamdani, narrated to us, from 'Atiyyah al-'Awfi, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Any believer who feeds a believer when he is hungry, Allah will feed him on the Day of Resurrection from the fruits of Paradise; and any believer who gives a believer water when he is thirsty, Allah will give him to drink on the Day of Resurrection from the sealed nectar; and any believer who clothes a believer when he is naked, Allah will clothe him from the green garments of Paradise." (2)

This is a strange hadith, and it has been narrated from 'Atiyyah from Abu Sa'id.

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(1) Its chain is weak, due to the weakness of Hashim ibn Sa'id al-Kufi and the unknown status of Zayd al-Khath'ami. It was also recorded by al-Tabarani in "al-Kabir" 24/(401), al-Hakim 4/316, al-Bayhaqi in "al-Shu'ab" (8181), and Ibn Abi 'Asim in "al-Sunnah" (10), and his narration is abridged.

(2) Its chain is weak, due to the weakness of 'Atiyyah al-'Awfi. It was recorded by Abu Dawud (1682), and it is in "al-Musnad" (11101).