Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ جِيءَ بِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ جَاءَ بِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَزُهَيْرٌ فَجَعَلُوا يَثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تُعْلِمُونِي بِهِ قَدْ كَانَ صَاحِبِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنِعْمَ الصَّاحِبُ كُنْتَ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا سَائِبُ انْظُرْ أَخْلَاقَكَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ تَصْنَعُهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَاجْعَلْهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَقْرِ الضَّيْفَ وَأَكْرِمْ الْيَتِيمَ وَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى جَارِكَ.
English Translation
Al-Sa'ib ibn Abdullah said: 'I was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day of the conquest of Makkah. Uthman ibn Affan and Zuhair brought me, and they began praising him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to them: You do not need to tell me about him; he was my partner in the pre-Islamic era. He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah, and what an excellent partner you were. He said: O Sa'ib, maintain the good character that you used to practice in the pre-Islamic era and apply it in Islam: host the guest, honor the orphan, and be good to your neighbor.'