Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ فَائِدٍ مَوْلَى عَبَادِلَ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِلَى ابْنِ سَعْدٍ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْعَرْجِ أَتَى ابْنُ سَعْدٍ وَسَعْدٌ هُوَ الَّذِي دَلَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ رَكُوبِهِ فَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا حَدَّثَكَ أَبُوكَ قَالَ ابْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَاهُمْ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَتْ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ عِنْدَنَا بِنْتٌ مُسْتَرْضَعَةٌ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ الِاخْتِصَارَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ هَذَا الْغَائِرُ مِنْ رَكُوبَةٍ وَبِهِ لِصَّانِ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ يُقَالُ لَهُمَا الْمُهَانَانِ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَخَذْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خُذْ بِنَا عَلَيْهِمَا قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى أَشْرَفْنَا إِذَا أَحَدُهُمَا يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ هَذَا الْيَمَانِي فَدَعَاهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمَا الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَسْلَمَا ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُمَا عَنْ أَسْمَائِهِمَا فَقَالَا نَحْنُ الْمُهَانَانِ فَقَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمَا الْمُكْرَمَانِ وَأَمَرَهُمَا أَنْ يَقْدَمَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَخَرَجْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا ظَاهِرَ قُبَاءَ فَتَلَقَّى بَنُو عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيْنَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ أَسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ إِنَّهُ أَصَابَ قَبْلِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أُخْبِرُهُ لَكَ ثُمَّ مَضَى حَتَّى إِذَا طَلَعَ عَلَى النَّخْلِ فَإِذَا الشَّرْبُ مَمْلُوءٌ فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ هَذَا الْمَنْزِلُ رَأَيْتُنِي أَنْزِلُ عَلَى حِيَاضٍ كَحِيَاضِ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ.
English Translation
'Abdullah narrated to us: Mus'ab ibn 'Abdullah -- that is, al-Zubayri -- narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to me, from Fa'id, client of 'Abadil, who said: I went out with Ibrahim ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah. Ibrahim ibn 'Abd al-Rahman sent for Ibn Sa'd, and when we were at al-'Arj, Ibn Sa'd came -- and Sa'd was the one who had guided the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, on the road of his journey. Ibrahim said: "Tell me what your father narrated to you." Ibn Sa'd said: My father narrated to me that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, came to them, with Abu Bakr accompanying him. Abu Bakr had a daughter being nursed among us. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, wanted to take a shortcut on the road to Medina, so Sa'd said to him: "This is the ravine of Rakubah, and in it are two thieves from Aslam called al-Muhanan (the humiliated ones); if you wish, we will take the way past them." The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Take us past them." Sa'd said: So we set out until we came into view, and one of them was saying to his companion, "This is the Yemeni." The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, called the two of them and presented Islam to them, and they accepted Islam. Then he asked them their names, and they said, "We are al-Muhanan (the humiliated ones)." He said: "Rather, you are al-Mukraman (the honored ones)." And he ordered them to come to him at Medina. So we went on until we came to the outskirts of Quba, and the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf met him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Where is Abu Umamah As'ad ibn Zurarah?" Sa'd ibn Khaythamah said: "He has preceded me to it, O Messenger of God; shall I not inform him for you?" Then he went on until he came in sight of the palm trees, and the watering troughs were full, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, turned to Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, and said: "O Abu Bakr, this is the dwelling place -- I saw myself in a dream alighting at troughs like the troughs of Banu Mudlij."