Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ صُفُوفًا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الظُّهْرِ أَوْ الْعَصْرِ إِذْ رَأَيْنَاهُ يَتَنَاوَلُ شَيْئًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِيَأْخُذَهُ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَهُ لِيَأْخُذَهُ ثُمَّ حِيلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ وَتَأَخَّرْنَا ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ الثَّانِيَةَ وَتَأَخَّرْنَا فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَيْنَاكَ الْيَوْمَ تَصْنَعُ فِي صَلَاتِكَ شَيْئًا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَصْنَعُهُ قَالَ إِنَّهُ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ الْجَنَّةُ بِمَا فِيهَا مِنْ الزَّهْرَةِ فَتَنَاوَلْتُ قِطْفًا مِنْ عِنَبِهَا لِآتِيَكُمْ بِهِ وَلَوْ أَخَذْتُهُ لَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ مَنْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَا يَتَنَقَّصُونَهُ فَحِيلَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ وَعُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ النَّارُ فَلَمَّا وَجَدْتُ حَرَّ شُعَاعِهَا تَأَخَّرْتُ وَأَكْثَرُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ فِيهَا النِّسَاءُ اللَّاتِي إِنْ اؤْتُمِنَّ أَفْشَيْنَ وَإِنْ سَأَلْنَ أَحْفَيْنَ قَالَ أَبِي قَالَ زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ أَلْحَفْنَ وَإِنْ أُعْطِينَ لَمْ يَشْكُرْنَ وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا لُحَيَّ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَجُرُّ قُصْبَهُ وَأَشْبَهُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ مَعْبَدُ بْنُ أَكْثَمَ قَالَ مَعْبَدٌ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يُخْشَى عَلَيَّ مِنْ شَبَهِهِ فَإِنَّهُ وَالِدٌ قَالَ لَا أَنْتَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ جَمَعَ الْعَرَبَ عَلَى الْأَصْنَامِ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الطُّفَيْلِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ.
English Translation
Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik narrated to us: Ubaydullah ibn Amr narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: While we were in rows behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the Dhuhr or Asr prayer, we saw him reach out for something in front of him as if to take it, while he was in prayer, then reach for it again as if to take it, then he was prevented from it. Then he drew back and we drew back, then he drew back a second time and we drew back. When he gave the closing salutation, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "O Messenger of Allah, we saw you today doing something in your prayer that you had not been accustomed to do." He said: "Paradise was displayed to me with all its splendor in it, and I reached out to take a cluster of its grapes to bring to you, but had I taken it, everyone between heaven and earth would have eaten from it without it diminishing at all; then I was prevented from it. Then the Fire was displayed to me, and when I felt the heat of its blaze I drew back. The majority of those I saw in it were women who, when entrusted with something, betrayed the trust" -- my father said: Zakariyya ibn Adiyy said "were overly demanding" -- "and when given something, were not grateful. And I saw in it Luhayy ibn Amr dragging his intestines, and the one I saw most resembling him was Ma'bad ibn Aktham." Ma'bad said: "O Messenger of Allah, I fear for myself because of his resemblance to me, for he is my forefather." He said: "No, you are a believer and he is a disbeliever, and he was the first to bring the Arabs together upon idol-worship." Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik narrated to us: Ubaydullah -- meaning Ibn Amr -- narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from At-Tufayl ibn Ubayy, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, similarly.