Forty Hadith Qudsi
Hadith 22, 40 Hadith Qudsi
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا يَحْقِرْ أَحَدُكُمْ نَفْسَهُ، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يَحْقِرُ أَحَدُنَا نَفْسَهُ؟ قَالَ: يَرَى أَمْرَ الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ مَقَالٌ، ثُمَّ لَا يَقُولُ فِيهِ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَيَقُولُ: خَشْيَةُ النَّاسِ، فَيَقُولُ: فَإِيَّايَ كُنْتَ أَحَقَّ أَنْ تَخْشَى" رواه ابن ماجه بسند صحيح
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Sa‘id (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
‘Let none of you belittle himself.’ They said, ‘Messenger of Allah, how can one of us belittle himself?’ He said, ‘He sees a matter of Allah’s that calls for him to speak about it, yet he does not speak about it. Then Allah, Might and Majesty belong to Him, will say to him on the Day of Resurrection, “What prevented you from speaking about such-and-such?” He will say, “Fear of people.” He will say, “It is Me whom you had greater right to fear.”’
It was related by Ibn Majah with a sound chain.