Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْأَلْهَانِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِنَبَةَ قَالَ سُرَيْجٌ وَلَهُ صُحْبَةٌ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا عَسَلَهُ قِيلَ وَمَا عَسَلُهُ قَالَ يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُهُ عَلَيْهِ.
English Translation
Surayj ibn al-Nu'man told us, he said: Baqiyyah told us, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad al-Alhani, he said: Abu Inabah told me — Surayj said: and he had companionship [with the Prophet] — he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "When Allah, Mighty and Majestic, wishes good for a servant, He 'honeys' him." It was said, "And what is his 'honeying'?" He said, "Allah, Mighty and Majestic, opens for him a righteous deed before his death, then takes him upon it."