Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَجَعَلَ الْفَرَاشُ وَالْجَنَادِبُ يَقَعْنَ فِيهَا قَالَ وَهُوَ يَذُبُّهُنَّ عَنْهَا قَالَ وَأَنَا آخِذٌ بِحُجَزِكُمْ عَنْ النَّارِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَفَلَّتُونَ مِنْ يَدِي.
English Translation
Affan told us, Salim ibn Hayyan told us, Sa'id ibn Mina informed us, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: My likeness and the likeness of the prophets is that of a man who kindled a fire, and moths and grasshoppers began to fall into it while he tried to drive them away from it; and I am taking hold of your waist-belts to pull you back from the Fire, while you slip away from my hand.