It is narrated from Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Part of humility is to be content with a lesser place in a gathering rather than its place of honor."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ayyub bin Sulayman bin Abdullah bin Hadlam, and I do not know him, nor his father. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 12920
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (205) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 205، وأخرجه الأحاديث المختارة برقم: 841»