Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ نا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ نا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَظْهَرَ إِسْلَامَهُ سَبْعَةٌ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ وَذَكَرَ جَمَاعَةً فَأَمَّا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِعَمِّهِ وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمِهِ وَأَمَّا سَائِرُهُمْ فَكَانُوا يُعَذَّبُونَ وَيُصْهَرُونَ فِي الشَّمْسِ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ مَوْصُولًا إِلَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ وَذَكَرَ جَمَاعَةً فَأَمَّا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِعَمِّهِ وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمِهِ وَأَمَّا سَائِرُهُمْ فَكَانُوا يُعَذَّبُونَ وَيُصْهَرُونَ فِي الشَّمْسِ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَا نَعْلَمُ رَوَاهُ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ مَوْصُولًا إِلَّا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ
English Translation
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, he said: Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr narrated to us, he said: Za'idah narrated to us, from Asim, from Zirr, from Abdullah, who said: The first to openly declare their Islam were seven: the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), Abu Bakr, Bilal, and he mentioned a group. As for the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), Allah protected him through his uncle. As for Abu Bakr, Allah protected him through his people. As for the rest of them, they were tortured and burnt in the sun. This hadith — we do not know it to be narrated from Za'idah in connected form except by Yahya ibn Abi Bukayr.