On the authority of Abū Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (May the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Allah (glorified and exalted be He) said:
"I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus he who does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me."
It was related by Muslim (also by Ibn Majah).
