Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ قَالَ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ قَالَ ثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ صَفْوَانَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ خَلَفٍ قِيلَ لَهُ هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يُهَاجِرْ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَصِلُ إِلَى أَهْلِي حَتَّى آتِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَكِبْتُ رَاحِلَتِي فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ هَلَكَ مَنْ لَمْ يُهَاجِرْ قَالَ كَلَّا أَبَا وَهْبٍ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى أَبَاطِحِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا رَاقِدٌ جَاءَ السَّارِقُ فَأَخَذَ ثَوْبِي مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِي فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذَا سَرَقَ ثَوْبِي فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ هَذَا أَرَدْتُ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ قَالَ هَلَّا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي بِهِ.
English Translation
Rawh narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi Hafsah narrated to us, al-Zuhri narrated to us, from Safwan ibn Abdullah, that Safwan ibn Umayyah ibn Khalaf was told: "Whoever does not emigrate will perish." He said: So I said, "I will not return to my family until I go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." I mounted my camel and went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, they claim that whoever does not emigrate will perish." He said: "Not so, O Abu Wahb. Return to the valleys of Makkah." He said: While I was sleeping, a thief came and took my garment from under my head. I caught him and brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "This man stole my garment." He ordered that his hand be cut. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, this is not what I wanted. It is a charity upon him (I give it to him)." He said: "Why not before you brought him to me?"