Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He whom his deeds hold back, his lineage will not push him forward." And in Ibn Jami’'s hadith, instead of «لم يسرع», the words «لا يسرع» are used.
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 393
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح ، وأخرجه مسلم : 2699، وابن ماجه : 225، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 534، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 3460، والترمذي فى «جامعه» برقم: 1425، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 7545، والطبراني فى«الكبير» برقم: 4802، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 178»
Muhammad bin Ja'far, narrating with his chain of transmission, says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever sets out on a path in search of knowledge, Allah will lead him on a path to Paradise. And whoever is left behind by his knowledge, his lineage will not bring him forward."