حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشَ وَقَالَ حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ وَثَّابٍ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَأُرَاهُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ الَّذِي لَا يُخَالِطُهُمْ وَلَا يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الَّذِي لَا يُخَالِطُهُمْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5022
It was narrated that a shaykh who was one of the Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) (the narrator) said: I think it was Ibn 'Umar - narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "The believer who mixes with people and puts up with their annoyance will have a greater reward than the one who does not mix with them and does not put up with their annoyance."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020