Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 17730

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "Whoever shows off, Allah Almighty will expose his showing off; whoever seeks fame, Allah Almighty will expose his seeking of fame; whoever tries to raise himself up to appear great, Allah Almighty will bring him low; and whoever adopts humility out of fear (of Allah), Allah Almighty will grant him elevation. Some people are given abundance in this world, and they will meet with hardship in the Hereafter; and some are given hardship in this world, and they will be granted abundance in the Hereafter. One person is one who attains deliverance, and another is one from whom deliverance is attained." We said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, what is meant by the one who attains deliverance and the one from whom deliverance is attained?" He said: "As for the one who attains deliverance, it means the believer: when he dies, he attains deliverance (from the troubles of the world). As for the person from whom deliverance is attained, he is the one who oppresses people and backbites about them."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains al-Mas'udi, who had become confused (ikhtilat) in his memory.