Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْكُوفَةِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ قَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام يَشْبَعُ مِنْ الدَّقَلِ وَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ دُونَ أَلْوَانِ التَّمْرِ وَالزُّبْدِ.
English Translation
Abu Kamil narrated to us: Zuhayr narrated to us: Simak ibn Harb narrated to us: Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir narrated to us, saying, on the pulpit of Kufa: By Allah, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him - or he said: your Prophet, upon him be peace - never had his fill of coarse, poor-quality dates, and yet you are not content with anything less than fine varieties of dates and butter.