Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2586
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ بِسْطَامِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ عَائِذِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ مَا مَشَى أَحَدٌ إِلَى أَحَدٍ يَسْأَلُهُ شَيْئًا " .
Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Safwan al-Thaqafi reported: Umayyah ibn Khalid narrated to us: Shuubah narrated to us, from Bistam ibn Muslim, from Abd Allah ibn Khalifah, from Aid ibn Amr, that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him, and he gave to him. When the man placed his foot on the threshold of the door, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If you knew what there is in asking, no one would walk to anyone else to ask him for anything.
Translation notes
The source reports that the man had received something before the Prophet spoke as he stepped over the threshold. The consequence of asking is not specified further.