Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِابْنِ صَائِدٍ مَا تَرَى قَالَ أَرَى عَرْشًا عَلَى الْمَاءِ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ حَوْلَهُ حَيَّاتٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاكَ عَرْشُ إِبْلِيسَ.
English Translation
Mu'ammal told us, Hammad told us, Ali - meaning Ibn Zayd - told us, from Abu Nadra, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ibn Sayyad: What do you see? He said: I see a throne upon the water - or he said upon the sea - with snakes around it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That is the throne of Iblis.