Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ نُوحٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْرَابِيَّانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَنْ خَيْرُ الرِّجَالِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيْنَا فَبَابٌ نَتَمَسَّكُ بِهِ جَامِعٌ قَالَ لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Ali ibn Ayyash told us, Hassan ibn Nuh told us, from Amr ibn Qays, from Abdullah ibn Busr, who said: Two bedouins came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. One of them said: 'Who is the best of men, O Muhammad?' The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'He whose life is long and whose deeds are good.' The other said: 'The laws of Islam have become numerous for us, so tell us of a comprehensive matter we may hold fast to.' He said: 'Let your tongue remain ever moist with the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Sublime.'