Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَهِرَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَهِيَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ مَا شَأْنُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لَيْتَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ السِّلَاحِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالَ أَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ قَالَ جِئْتُ لِأَحْرُسَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ فَسَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَوْمِهِ.
English Translation
Yazid narrated to us: Yahya informed us, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabi'ah narrate that A'ishah used to narrate that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed awake one night while she was beside him. She said: "I said: 'What is the matter, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'I wish a righteous man from among my companions would guard me tonight.'" He said: "While we were like that, I heard the sound of weapons. He said: 'Who is this?' [The voice] said: 'I am Sa'd ibn Malik.' He said: 'What brought you?' He said: 'I have come to guard you, O Messenger of Allah.'" She said: "Then I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, snoring in his sleep."