Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْمَرُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَمَثَلُ الْإِيمَانِ كَمَثَلِ الْفَرَسِ فِي آخِيَّتِهِ يَجُولُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى آخِيَّتِهِ وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَسْهُو ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ فَأَطْعِمُوا طَعَامَكُمْ الْأَتْقِيَاءَ وَأَوْلُوا مَعْرُوفَكُمْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَدَّثَنَاه أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ وَهَذَا أَتَمُّ.
English Translation
Ya'mar ibn Bishr told us: Abdullah informed us: Sa'id ibn Abi Ayyub informed us: Abdullah ibn al-Walid told us, from Abu Sulayman al-Laythi, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said, "The likeness of the believer and the likeness of faith is like a horse tethered at its stake: it roams about, then returns to its stake. Indeed, the believer forgets [or slips], then returns to faith. So give your food to the God-fearing, and direct your kindness to the believers." Abu Abdur-Rahman al-Muqri' related it to us [in another version], and this one is more complete.