Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَسِبْتُهُ قَالَ فِي حَائِطٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اذْهَبْ فَأْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ ادْخُلْ وَأَبْشِرْ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَمَا زَالَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ ادْخُلْ وَأَبْشِرْ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَمَا زَالَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى شَدِيدَةٍ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ فَقُلْتُ ادْخُلْ وَأَبْشِرْ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى شَدِيدَةٍ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ صَبْرًا حَتَّى جَلَسَ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma'mar informed us, from Sa'id al-Jurayri, from Abu Nadra, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: Abdullah b. Qays, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, gave the greeting of peace - I think he said: while in a garden - and a man came and gave the greeting. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Go, admit him, and give him glad tidings of Paradise." So I went, and it turned out to be Abu Bakr, may Allah Almighty be pleased with him. I said: "Enter, and receive glad tidings of Paradise." He kept praising Allah, Mighty and Majestic, until he sat down. Then another came and gave the greeting, and he said: "Admit him and give him glad tidings of Paradise." I went, and it turned out to be Umar b. al-Khattab, may Allah Almighty be pleased with him. I said: "Enter, and receive glad tidings of Paradise." He kept praising Allah, Mighty and Majestic, until he sat down. Then another came and gave the greeting, and he said: "Go, admit him, and give him glad tidings of Paradise, along with severe trial." I went, and it turned out to be Uthman. I said: "Enter, and receive glad tidings of Paradise, along with severe trial." He said: He began to say, "O Allah, grant patience," until he sat down.