Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُيَيْنَةُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ يَوْمًا أَمْشِي فَإِذَا بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَوَجِّهًا فَظَنَنْتُهُ يُرِيدُ حَاجَةً فَجَعَلْتُ أَخْنَسُ عَنْهُ وَأُعَارِضُهُ فَرَآنِي فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي جَمِيعًا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِرَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي يُكْثِرُ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتُرَاهُ مُرَائِيًا فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَأَرْسَلَ يَدِي ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ فَجَمَعَهُمَا وَجَعَلَ يَرْفَعُهُمَا بِحِيَالِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَضَعُهُمَا وَيَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ هَدْيًا قَاصِدًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشَادَّ الدِّينَ يَغْلِبْهُ و قَالَ يَزِيدُ بِبَغْدَادَ بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ وَقَدْ كَانَ قَالَ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى بُرَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَا بُرَيْدَةُ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ.
English Translation
Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Uyaynah informed us, from his father, from Abu Barzah al-Aslami, who said: I went out walking one day and there was the Prophet (peace be upon him) heading somewhere. I thought he had a need, so I kept holding back from him and going alongside him. He saw me and beckoned to me, so I came to him and he took my hand, and we walked together. Then we came upon a man praying, performing many bowings and prostrations. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Do you think he is showing off?' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He released my hand, then he pressed his palms together, raising them to the level of his shoulders and lowering them, saying: 'You must adopt a moderate course' — three times — 'for whoever tries to outdo the religion, it will overpower him.' Yazid said in Baghdad: 'Buraydah al-Aslami,' and he had previously said 'from Abu Barzah,' but then he reverted to Buraydah. Waki and Muhammad ibn Bakr both said: 'Buraydah al-Aslami.'