Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8883 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ «إِذَا طَلَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْحَاجَةَ فَلْيَطْلُبْهَا سِرًّا فَإِنَّمَا لَهُ مَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ وَلَا يَأْتِي أَحَدُكُمْ صَاحِبَهُ فَيَمْدَحَهُ فَيَقْصِمُ ظَهْرَهُ»
English Translation
Abdullah said: 'When one of you seeks something, let him seek it secretly, for he will only receive what has been decreed for him. And let none of you go to his companion and praise him, breaking his back.'