Sahih Muslim Book - 22, Hadith - 3996

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ عَنْ رِبْعِىِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ « أُتِىَ اللَّهُ بِعَبْدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَقَالَ لَهُ مَاذَا عَمِلْتَ فِى الدُّنْيَا - قَالَ وَلاَ يَكْتُمُونَ اللَّهَ حَدِيثًا - قَالَ يَا رَبِّ آتَيْتَنِى مَالَكَ فَكُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مِنْ خُلُقِى الْجَوَازُ فَكُنْتُ أَتَيَسَّرُ عَلَى الْمُوسِرِ وَأُنْظِرُ الْمُعْسِرَ. فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَنَا أَحَقُّ بِذَا مِنْكَ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ عَبْدِى ». فَقَالَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِىُّ وَأَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الأَنْصَارِىُّ هَكَذَا سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْ فِى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: "One of Allah's slaves was brought before Him, to whom Allah had given wealth. He said to him: 'What did you do in the world?' - although they cannot conceal anything from Allah. He said: 'O Lord, You bestowed Your wealth upon me and I used to enter into transactions with people. It was my nature to be lenient, so I used to go easy on those who were well off and I would give more time to those who were in difficulty.' Allah said: 'I have more right to that than you; let My slave go."' 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said: "This is how we heard it from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)."