صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب الفقر والزهد والقناعة - ذكر البيان بأن ما ارتفع من هذه الأشياء لا بد له أن يتضع لأنها قذرة خلقت للفناء
Chapter on Poverty, Asceticism, and Contentment – Clarification that whatever rises from these things must eventually fall, for they are created to perish
Hadith 703
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بِسْطَامٍ ، بِالأُبُلَّةِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَتْ نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَضْبَاءُ لا تُسْبَقُ كُلَّمَا سَابَقُوهَا ، سَبَقَتْ ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَى قَعُودٍ ، فَسَابَقَهَا فَسَبَقَهَا ، فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، حَتَّى رَأَى ذَلِكَ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ ، فقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لا يَرْتَفِعَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقَذِرَةِ إِلا وَضَعَهَا اللَّهُ " .
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: No one could surpass the she-camel of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Al-Adhba’, whenever there was a race with her, she would always win. Once, a Bedouin came riding a camel and raced with her, and he surpassed her. This was hard on the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) noticed this on their faces, he said: "It is incumbent upon Allah that whenever He elevates something in this world, He also brings it down."
