حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَغْنِيَائَ بِاتِّخَاذِ الْغَنَمِ وَأَمَرَ الْفُقَرَائَ بِاتِّخَاذِ الدَّجَاجِ وَقَالَ عِنْدَ اتِّخَاذِ الْأَغْنِيَائِ الدَّجَاجَ يَأْذَنُ اللَّهُ بِهَلَاکِ الْقُرَی
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2307
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah commanded the rich to keep sheep, and he commanded the poor to keep chickens, and he said: 'When the rich keep chickens, then Allah will give permission for the town to be destroyed.'''
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020