be prepared for poverty

وعن عبد الله بن مغفل رضي الله عنه قال قال رجل للنبي ص يارسول الله والله إني لأحبك فقال انظر ماذا تقول قال والله إني لأحبك ثلاث مرات فقال إن كنت تحبني فأعد للفقر تجفافا فإن الفقر أسرع إلى من يحبني من السيل إلى منتهاه

from sunnipath:

‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal said, “A man said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I love you.’ He said, ‘Be careful of what you say.’ He said, ‘By Allah, I love you,’ three times. He said, ‘If you love me, then prepare yourself for poverty. Poverty comes swifter to the one who loves me than a flood to its destination.’” [at-Tirmidhi]

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