العربية (الأصل)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ أَنَّ صُهَيْبًا كَانَ يُكَنَّى أَبَا يَحْيَى وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُ مِنْ الْعَرَبِ وَيُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ الْكَثِيرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ يَا صُهَيْبُ مَا لَكَ تُكَنَّى أَبَا يَحْيَى وَلَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ وَتَقُولُ إِنَّكَ مِنْ الْعَرَبِ وَتُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ الْكَثِيرَ وَذَلِكَ سَرَفٌ فِي الْمَالِ فَقَالَ صُهَيْبٌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَنَّانِي أَبَا يَحْيَى وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكَ فِي النَّسَبِ فَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ النَّمِرِ بْنِ قَاسِطٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَوْصِلِ وَلَكِنِّي سُبِيتُ غُلَامًا صَغِيرًا قَدْ غَفَلْتُ أَهْلِي وَقَوْمِي وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكَ فِي الطَّعَامِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ خِيَارُكُمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَ الطَّعَامَ وَرَدَّ السَّلَامَ فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَحْمِلُنِي عَلَى أَنْ أُطْعِمَ الطَّعَامَ.
الترجمة الإنجليزية
Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi narrated to us, from Zuhayr, from Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil, from Hamzah bin Suhayb, that Suhayb used to be called by the kunyah Abu Yahya, and would say he was of the Arabs, and would feed people abundantly. Umar said to him: O Suhayb, why do you take the kunyah Abu Yahya when you have no son, and claim to be of the Arabs, and feed people abundantly, which is extravagance in wealth? Suhayb said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave me the kunyah Abu Yahya. As for what you say of my lineage, I am a man of Banu an-Namir bin Qasit, of the people of Mosul, but I was captured as a young boy and lost track of my family and people. As for what you say of food, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say: The best of you is he who feeds others and returns the greeting of peace — that is what drives me to feed people.