Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ بُسْرٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيَّانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ مَنْ طَالَ عُمْرُهُ وَحَسُنَ عَمَلُهُ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ شَرَائِعَ الْإِسْلَامِ قَدْ كَثُرَتْ عَلَيَّ فَمُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَتَثَبَّتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ لَا يَزَالُ لِسَانُكَ رَطْبًا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Abdur-Rahman ibn Mahdi told us, from Mu'awiyah, that is Ibn Salih, from Amr ibn Qays, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn Busr say: Two bedouins came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. One of them said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who among people is best?' He said: 'He whose life is long and whose deeds are good.' The other said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the laws of Islam have become numerous for me, so command me with something I may hold firmly to.' He said: 'Let your tongue remain ever moist with the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Sublime.'