العربية (الأصل)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي الْأَزْرَقُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ شَيْخًا بِالْأَهْوَازِ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَلِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلَتْ تَتَأَخَّرُ وَجَعَلَ يَنْكِصُ مَعَهَا وَرَجُلٌ قَاعِدٌ مِنْ الْخَوَارِجِ يَسُبُّهُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَقَالَتَكُمْ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ فَشَهِدْتُ أَمْرَهُ وَتَيْسِيرَهُ فَكُنْتُ أَرْجِعُ مَعِي دَابَّتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَدَعَهَا فَتَأْتِيَ مَأْلَفَهَا فَيَشُقَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمْ صَلَّى قَالَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ.
الترجمة الإنجليزية
Yahya ibn Said narrated to us, from Shubah, al-Azraq ibn Qays narrated to me, saying: I saw an old man in al-Ahwaz praying the Asr prayer while holding the reins of his riding animal. The animal kept pulling back and he kept stepping back with it. A man from the Khawarij was sitting there cursing him. When he finished praying, he said: 'I have heard your words. I participated in six or seven expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and I witnessed his practice and his ease. Returning with my animal was more beloved to me than leaving it to go to its familiar place and causing me hardship.' I asked: 'How many units did he pray?' He said: 'Two.' And behold, it was Abu Barzah.