Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ نَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمِ بْنِ الْبَرِيدِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي عَمَّهُ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ وَلَا أَجْفُوكَ وَأَنْ أُدْنِيَكَ وَلَا أُقْصِيَكَ فَحَقٌّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ وَحَقٌّ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ وَلَا أَجْفُوكَ وَأَنْ أُدْنِيَكَ وَلَا أُقْصِيَكَ فَحَقٌّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ وَحَقٌّ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعِيَ
English Translation
Abbad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, he said: Ali ibn Hashim ibn al-Barid narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi', from Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Jabir. Muhammad said: My father and Abdullah -- meaning his uncle -- and Ubaydullah narrated to me, from their father, from Abu Rafi', that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Ali ibn Abi Talib: "Indeed Allah has commanded me to teach you and not to be harsh with you, and to draw you near and not to push you away. It is my duty to teach you, and it is your duty to retain [what you learn]."