A group of the Ansar came to him and asked him for something, so he gave to them. They kept asking, and he kept giving to each one of them, until all that he had was gone.When he had spent everything by his hand, he said to them, "Whatever good comes into our possession, I will never withhold it from you. Whoever seeks to refrain from asking, Allah will grant him restraint. Whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient. Whoever strives to be patient, Allah will give him patience. And you have never been given any gift better or more abundant than patience."
حدثنا عبد الرزاق أخبرني معمر عن الزهري عن عطاء بن يزيد الليثي
جاء ناس من الأنصار فسألوه فأعطاهم قال فجعل لا يسأله أحد منهم إلا أعطاه حتى نفد ما عنده فقال لهم حين أنفق كل شيء بيده وما يكون عندنا من خير فلن ندخره عنكم وإنه من يستعفف يعفه الله ومن يستغن يغنه الله ومن يتصبر يصبره الله ولن تعطوا عطاء خيرا أوسع من الصبر