Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَكَانَ يُعْرَفُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُعْرَفُ فَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا هَذَا الْغُلَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ قَالَ هَذَا يَهْدِينِي السَّبِيلَ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا مِنْ الْمَدِينَةِ نَزَلَا الْحَرَّةَ وَبَعَثَا إِلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَاءُوا فَقَالُوا قُومَا آمِنَيْنِ مُطَاعَيْنِ قَالَ فَشَهِدْتُهُ يَوْمَ دَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ يَوْمًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَحْسَنَ وَلَا أَضْوَأَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا فِيهِ وَشَهِدْتُهُ يَوْمَ مَاتَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ يَوْمًا كَانَ أَقْبَحَ وَلَا أَظْلَمَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ مَاتَ فِيهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to the people of Quba' and prayed there, then he entered the house of Umm Haram bint Milhan and she fed him. She began delousing his head. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) fell asleep, then he woke up laughing. She said: 'What makes you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'People of my ummah were shown to me, riding upon this green sea like kings upon thrones.' She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah that I may be among them.' He said: 'O Allah, make her among them.' Then he slept again, and woke up laughing. She said: 'What makes you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?' He said the same as before. She said: 'Pray to Allah that I may be among them.' He said: 'You are among the first ones.'