أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ کَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ سَابَقَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَسَبَقَهُ فَکَأَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ ذَلِکَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ حَقٌّ عَلَی اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يَرْفَعَ شَيْئٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3627
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم raced with a Bedouin and (the latter) won. It was as if the Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم were upset by this, so he said: ‘It is a right upon Allah that there is nothing that raises itself in this world except that He lowers it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020