Showing gratitude for little things

Question

Could you reference this narration?

Sayyiduna Nu’man ibn Bashir (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said upon the mimbar: “Whoever is not grateful for small things will not be grateful for large things.”

Answer

This narration is recorded in Musnad Ahmad, as part of a longer narration.

(Musnad Ahmad; Zawaid ‘Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmad, vol. 4 pg. 278 and vol. 4 pg. 375. Also see: Targhib, vol. 2 pg. 78)

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