Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3143 — Urging patience

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, people in this present age are like a tree laden with fruit and beneficial, but soon people will become like a thorny bush: if you show aversion and distance from them, they will treat you with hatred and sharpness; if you leave them to themselves, they will not leave you alone (from their evil); and if you try to flee from them, they will pursue you." The narrator said: I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Then what is the way of release and escape from such a trial-ridden situation? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Lend your honour (that is, your silence and patience over their foul speech and harm), entrusting it to Allah, so that it may be of use to you on the day of your utmost need and poverty (that is, the Day of Resurrection)."
Imam al-Tabarani narrated this hadith in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Sadaqah bin Abdullah al-Dimashqi, a da'if (weak) narrator, and moreover Baqiyyah bin al-Walid is a mudallis who did not state explicitly that he heard it, on account of which this narration is weak in its chain.