Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us, from Sufyan, from Abd al-Malik, from Khalid ibn Rib'i, who said: Abdullah said: "Indeed, your companion is the close friend of Allah, Mighty and Majestic."