Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ وَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُقَنَّعًا فِي الْحَدِيدِ قَالَ أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ قَالَ بَلْ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَمِلَ هَذَا قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Adam and Abu Ahmad told us, they said: Isra'il told us, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara', who said: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, covered in iron armor, and said, "Shall I fight, or shall I embrace Islam first?" He said, "Rather, embrace Islam, then fight." So he embraced Islam, then fought, and was killed. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "This man worked little and was rewarded much."