Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجَابِرِ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَاجِدِ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ وَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ قُطِعَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَوْ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَجُلٌ أُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا سَرَقَ فَكَأَنَّمَا أُسِفَّ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَمَادًا فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْ يَقُولُ مَا لَكَ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي وَأَنْتُمْ أَعْوَانُ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى صَاحِبِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَفُوٌّ يُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لِوَالِي أَمْرٍ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِحَدٍّ إِلَّا أَقَامَهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ { وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ } قَالَ يَحْيَى أَمْلَاهُ عَلَيْنَا سُفْيَانُ إِمْلَاءً.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'There is not a prophet sent by Allah the Almighty who did not have among his ummah sincere disciples and companions who followed his sunnah and obeyed his command. Then after them came successors who said what they did not do and did what they were not commanded. Whoever strives against them with his hand is a believer, whoever strives against them with his tongue is a believer, and whoever strives against them with his heart is a believer. Beyond that there is not even a mustard seed's weight of faith.'