Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ أنبأ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ؓ قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and Abu Sa'id ibn Abi Amr informed us, from Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Isma'il ibn Ishaq, from Abdullah ibn Raja', from Isra'il, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) covered in iron armor and said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight or accept Islam? He said: No, accept Islam first, then fight. So he accepted Islam, fought, and was killed. He (the Prophet) said: This one did little but was rewarded greatly.