Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، هُوَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ مُنْقِذٍ عَنْ أَبِي رِمْثَةَ، قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَأَبِي، إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ فَلَقِينَاهُ فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي يَا بُنَيَّ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ أَحْسَبُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُشْبِهُ النَّاسَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ لَهُ وَفْرَةٌ بِهَا رَدْعٌ مِنْ حِنَّاءٍ عَلَيْهِ بُرْدَانِ أَخْضَرَانِ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى سَاقَيْهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِأَبِي مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ قَالَ هَذَا وَاللَّهِ ابْنِي قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَلِفِ أَبِي عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَا تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يَجْنِي عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَتَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ {وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى}.
English Translation
Abu Rimthah narrated: My father and I set out toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When we were on the road, we met him. My father said to me: "O my son, this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said: I had thought that the Messenger of Allah was something that did not resemble ordinary people. But there was a man with flowing hair tinted with henna, wearing two green garments. He said: It was as if I could see his shins. He said to my father: "Who is this with you?" He said: "This, by Allah, is my son." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laughed at my father's oath regarding me. Then he said: "You have spoken the truth. Indeed, you shall not bear his burden, nor shall he bear yours." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited: {No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another} [Quran 35:18].