Hadith 10989

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَتْ بِهِ حَاجَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَهْلُهُ : ائْتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْأَلْهُ ، فَأَتَاهُ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ اسْتَعَفَّ أَعَفَّهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ اسْتَغْنَى أَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ ، وَمَنْ سَأَلَنَا فَوَجَدْنَا لَهُ أَعْطَيْنَاهُ " ، قَالَ : فَذَهَبَ ، وَلَمْ يَسأْلْ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the Ansar was overcome by need. His family said to him, "Go and request help from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who at that time was delivering a sermon and was saying: "Whoever seeks chastity, Allah grants him chastity; whoever seeks sufficiency from Allah, Allah grants him sufficiency; and whoever asks us for something and we have it, we will give it to him." Hearing this, the man returned and did not ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for anything.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 10989
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1469، م:1053