Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ بِبَرَاءَةٌ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَالَ عَفَّانُ لَا يُبَلِّغُهَا إِلَّا أَنَا أَوْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فَبَعَثَ بِهَا مَعَ عَلِيٍّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Samad and Affan told us, they said: Hammad told us — the meaning being the same — from Simak, from Anas ibn Malik, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent the chapter of Bara'ah with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him. When he reached Dhu al-Hulayfah — Affan said: No one should deliver it except me or a man of my household — so he sent it with Ali instead.