Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا خَالُ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَالَ أَخَالٌ أَمْ عَمٌّ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ خَالٌ قَالَ فَخَيْرٌ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَعَمْ.
English Translation
Hasan told us, Hammad ibn Salamah told us, from Thabit al-Bunani, from Anas ibn Malik, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, visited a sick man of the Ansar and said, "O maternal uncle, say: there is no god but Allah." He said, "A maternal uncle or a paternal uncle?" He said, "No, rather a maternal uncle." He said, "Then is it better for me to say 'there is no god but Allah'?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Yes."