Sahih Muslim Book - 12, Hadith - 2389

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ أَخْبَرَنِى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِى رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الدِّمَشْقِىُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْيَحْصَبِىِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَقُولُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَأَحَادِيثَ إِلاَّ حَدِيثًا كَانَ فِى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَ يُخِيفُ النَّاسَ فِى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ يَقُولُ « مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِى الدِّينِ ». وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِنَّمَا أَنَا خَازِنٌ فَمَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ عَنْ طِيبِ نَفْسٍ فَيُبَارَكُ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَشَرَهٍ كَانَ كَالَّذِى يَأْكُلُ وَلاَ يَشْبَعُ ».

Muawiyah said: “Be cautious wit regard to (the narration of) Ahadith, except a Hadith that was in circulation at the time of Umar, for Umar used to make people fear Allah, [the Mighty and Sublime] . I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say: ‘If Allah wants good for a person , he causes him to understand Islam.’ And I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘I am just a trustee. If I give to someone willingly, it will be blessed for him, but if I give someone because he asked for it and greedy, he will be the liked of the one who eats and but is not satisfied.”