Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ أَنْبَأَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَحْقِرَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ يَرَى أَمْرًا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ مَقَالًا ثُمَّ لَا يَقُولُهُ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِيهِ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّ خَشِيتُ النَّاسَ فَيَقُولُ وَأَنَا أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُخْشَى.
English Translation
Ibn Numayr told us: al-A'mash informed us, from 'Amr ibn Murrah, from Abu al-Bakhtari, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let none of you belittle himself when he sees a matter concerning which he has something to say for God's sake, yet does not say it. Then God will say: 'What kept you from speaking about it?' He will say: 'Lord, I feared the people.' Then He will say: 'I am more deserving to be feared.'"