Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ يَتَكَفَّلُ لِي بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَأَتَكَفَّلُ لَهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ ثَوْبَانُ أَنَا قَالَ لَا تَسْأَلْ النَّاسَ يَعْنِي شَيْئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَانَ لَا يَسْأَلُ.
English Translation
Aswad ibn Amir narrated to us: Sharik narrated to us, from Asim, from Abu al-Aliya, from Thawban, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Who will guarantee me one thing, and I will guarantee him Paradise?" Thawban said, "I will." He said, "Do not ask people" — meaning for anything. He said, "Yes." He said: So he never asked anyone for anything after that.