Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا سَلِيمُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُكُمْ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَجَعَلَ الْفَرَاشُ وَالْجَنَادِبُ يَقَعْنَ فِيهَا وَهُوَ يَذُبُّهُنَّ عَنْهَا وَأَنَا آخِذٌ بِحُجَزِكُمْ عَنْ النَّارِ وَأَنْتُمْ تَفَلَّتُونَ مِنْ يَدِي.
English Translation
Affan told us, Salim ibn Hayyan told us, Sa'id ibn Mina' told us, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "My likeness and your likeness is that of a man who kindled a fire, and moths and grasshoppers began falling into it while he drove them away from it; and I am taking hold of your waist-belts to pull you back from the Fire, while you slip away from my hand."