عَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى رِزْقًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَلْيَقْبَلْهُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ سَأَلْتُ أَبِي مَا الْإِشْرَافُ قَالَ تَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِكَ سَيَبْعَثُ إِلَيَّ فُلَانٌ سَيَصِلُنِي فُلَانٌ
(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever Allah Almighty grants sustenance without him asking for it, he should accept it. Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, says: I asked my father what is meant by "ashraf" (desiring wealth), he said: It is that you keep in your mind the thought that such-and-such person will send such-and-such thing to me, soon I will receive such-and-such thing.