Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ حَدَّثَنَا بَحِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُوصِيكُمْ بِالْأَقْرَبِ فَالْأَقْرَبِ.
English Translation
Hayweh b. Shurayh narrated to us: Baqiyya narrated to us: Bahir b. Sa'd narrated to us, from Khalid b. Ma'dan, from al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib, that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed Allah, Mighty and Majestic, enjoins upon you the closest of kin, then the next closest."