Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَاسِطًا يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ طَعَامًا فِي الدُّنْيَا خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدَيْهِ.
English Translation
Al-Hakam b. Nafi' narrated to us: Isma'il b. Ayyash narrated to us, from Bahir b. Sa'd, from Khalid b. Ma'dan, from al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib, that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spreading out his hands, saying: "None of you has ever eaten any food in this world better for him than eating from the work of his own two hands."