I read in a book that "the Companion Abu Dharr is considered a socialist," and that he took this inclination from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)!

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we have a teacher who always advises us to read a specific book. When I read it, I found this statement in it, namely that the noble Companion Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) is considered a socialist, and that he took this inclination from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). What is the ruling on reading this book? And how do we deal with a teacher like this?

Answer:
This book is socialist, and it wants to justify socialism and attach it to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Dharr was simply a Companion who was ascetic, ascetic in this world, and did not love accumulating wealth beyond his need, out of asceticism, not out of prohibition. He did not consider accumulating wealth beyond one's need to be forbidden.
But he held that it is better for a person to give away what exceeds his need in charity and get rid of it. This is what Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) held.
Or does it mean that he forbade accumulating wealth from lawful earnings? The Companions were his companions and brothers; the Companions were wealthy, they were wealthy, they accumulated wealth, they were people of wealth, and they spent in the cause of Allah. Yes.