Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَوْ مَلَكًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا تَعُدُّونَ مَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فِيكُمْ قَالُوا خِيَارُنَا قَالَ كَذَلِكَ هُمْ عِنْدَنَا خِيَارُنَا مِنْ الْمَلَائِكَةِ.
English Translation
Waki' told us: Sufyan told us, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from Abayah ibn Rifa'ah, from his grandfather Rafi' ibn Khadij, who said: Gabriel, or an angel, came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "What do you consider those who were present at Badr among you?" They said: "The best of us." He said: "So they are with us, the best of our angels."