It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) relates, that a man came to him and said: "O Abu Sa'id! Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf has delayed the Friday prayer so much that we have come very close to the time of Asr; so stand before him and command him to have taqwa and fear of Allah Almighty." Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: "In that case he will kill me." The man said (arguing): "Has Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, not said: 'They used not to forbid one another from the evil they did. How evil indeed was what they used to do!' [Surah al-Ma'idah: 79]?" Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for a believer to humiliate himself." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! How does he humiliate himself?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He takes upon himself a trial or affliction that he cannot bear."
The narrators of this narration are thiqat (trustworthy) except al-Khalil bin Zakariyya. This same narration is found with Imam Abu Ya'la in the form of a long story through al-Mu'alla bin Ziyad al-Qurdusi from al-Hasan al-Basri, in which he narrated two hadith: the first from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), and in the second he mentioned this above-quoted saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتوح / 4478
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف جدًا
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف جدًا » «أخرجه مسند أبي يعلى برقم: 1411، وأخرجه المطالب العالية لابن حجر برقم: 4479، وأخرجه مصنف عبد الرزاق برقم: 20721»