Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ بَحْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اهْجُوا بِالشِّعْرِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يُجَاهِدُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ كَأَنَّمَا يَنْضَحُوهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ.
English Translation
Ali ibn Bahr told us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Darawardi told us, from Muhammad ibn Abdullah, nephew of Ibn Shihab, from Ibn Shihab, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah ibn Ka'b, from Ka'b ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Satirize them with poetry, for indeed the believer struggles with his person and his wealth." And by the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, it is as if you were piercing them with arrows.