Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا هَاشِمٍ صَاحِبَ الْبَغُوتِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ بِلَالًا بَطَّأَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا حَبَسَكَ فَقَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِفَاطِمَةَ وَهِيَ تَطْحَنُ وَالصَّبِيُّ يَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ لَهَا إِنْ شِئْتِ كَفَيْتُكِ الرَّحَا وَكَفَيْتِنِي الصَّبِيَّ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ كَفَيْتُكِ الصَّبِيَّ وَكَفَيْتِنِي الرَّحَا فَقَالَتْ أَنَا أَرْفَقُ بِابْنِي مِنْكَ فَذَاكَ حَبَسَنِي قَالَ فَرَحِمْتَهَا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ.
English Translation
'Abd al-Samad narrated to us: 'Ammar—that is, Abu Hashim, companion of al-Baghut—narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik: that Bilal was late for the dawn prayer, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "What kept you?" He said: "I passed by Fatima while she was grinding [grain], and the boy was crying, so I said to her: 'If you wish, I will spare you the mill and you spare me the boy, and if you wish, I will spare you the boy and you spare me the mill.'" So she said: "I am gentler with my son than you." He said: "That is what kept me." He said: "So you had mercy on her; may Allah have mercy on you."