Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِابْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ لَوْلَا أَنَّكَ رَسُولٌ لَقَتَلْتُكَ
English Translation
Abu Tahir al-Faqih informed us, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Qattan narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu 'Asim narrated to us from Sufyan, from 'Asim, from Abu Wa'il, from 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Ibn al-Nawwahah: "Were it not that you are a messenger, I would have killed you."