Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ طَلَعَ رَاكِبَانِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا قَالَ كِنْدِيَّانِ مَذْحِجِيَّانِ حَتَّى أَتَيَاهُ فَإِذَا رِجَالٌ مِنْ مَذْحِجٍ قَالَ فَدَنَا إِلَيْهِ أَحَدُهُمَا لِيُبَايِعَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ رَآكَ فَآمَنَ بِكَ وَصَدَّقَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ مَاذَا لَهُ قَالَ طُوبَى لَهُ قَالَ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَانْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ الْآخَرُ حَتَّى أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ لِيُبَايِعَهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ آمَنْ بِكَ وَصَدَّقَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ وَلَمْ يَرَكَ قَالَ طُوبَى لَهُ ثُمَّ طُوبَى لَهُ ثُمَّ طُوبَى لَهُ قَالَ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَانْصَرَفَ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ubayd told us, Muhammad — meaning Ibn Ishaq — told us, Yazid ibn Abi Habib told me, from Marthad ibn Abd Allah al-Yazani, from Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Juhani, who said: While we were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, two riders appeared. When he saw them he said: Two men of Kindah, two men of Madhhij — until they came to him, and indeed they were men from Madhhij. One of them came near him to pledge allegiance to him. When he took his hand, he said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of one who sees you, believes in you, affirms you as true, and follows you — what will he have? He said: Blessed is he. Then he released his hand and departed. Then the other came forward and took his hand to pledge allegiance, and said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of one who believes in you, affirms you as true, and follows you, but has not seen you? He said: Blessed is he, then blessed is he, then blessed is he. Then he released his hand and departed.