Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةُ يَتْرُكُهَا أَهْلُهَا وَهِيَ مُرْطِبَةٌ قَالُوا فَمَنْ يَأْكُلُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ السِّبَاعُ وَالْعَائِفُ قَالَ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ فَحُدِّثْتُ أَنَّ أَبَا بِشْرٍ قَالَ كَانَ فِي كِتَابِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Hammad told us, Abu Awanah told us, from Abu Bishr, from Sulayman ibn Qays, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, he said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Medina — its people will leave it while its dates are still ripe." They said: "Then who will eat them, O Messenger of God?" He said: "Wild beasts and birds of prey." Abu Awanah said: I was told that Abu Bishr said this was in the book of Sulayman ibn Qays.