Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْق��طَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دُرُسْتَوَيْهِ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ثنا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ تَغْلِبَ قَالَ أُتِيَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَالٌ فَأَعْطَى قَوْمًا وَمَنَعَ آخَرِينَ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّهُمْ عَتَبُوا فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَأَدَعُ الرَّجُلَ وَالَّذِي أَدَعُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنَ الَّذِي أُعْطِيهِ أُعْطِي أَقْوَامًا لِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْجَزَعِ وَالْهَلَعِ وَأَكِلُ أَقْوَامًا إِلَى مَا جَعَلَ اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الْغِنَى وَالْخَيْرِ مِنْهُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ تَغْلِبَ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِكَلِمَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حُمُرَ النَّعَمِ
English Translation
Amr ibn Taghlib narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was given some wealth. He gave some people and withheld from others. He heard that those who were withheld from were displeased, so he said: 'I give to a man and leave another, and the one I leave is dearer to me than the one I give. I give to people because of the anxiety and impatience in their hearts, and I entrust some people to the contentment and goodness that Allah has placed in their hearts — among them is Amr ibn Taghlib.' Amr said: 'I would not trade the words of the Messenger of Allah for red camels.'"