أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ رَأَی النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يُهَادَی بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا قَالُوا نَذَرَ أَنْ يَمْشِيَ إِلَی بَيْتِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ تَعْذِيبِ هَذَا نَفْسَهُ مُرْهُ فَلْيَرْکَبْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3888
It was narrated that Anas said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed by an old man who was being supported between two men and said: ‘What is the matter with him?’ They said: ‘He vowed to walk.’ He said: ‘Allah has no need for him to torture himself. Tell him to ride.” So, he was told to ride. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020