Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ بَكَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَاهُ بَشِيرٌ يُبَشِّرُهُ بِظَفَرِ جُنْدٍ لَهُ عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمْ وَرَأْسُهُ فِي حِجْرِ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقَامَ فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُسَائِلُ الْبَشِيرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فِيمَا أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ وَلِيَ أَمْرَهُمْ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْآنَ هَلَكَتْ الرِّجَالُ إِذَا أَطَاعَتْ النِّسَاءَ هَلَكَتْ الرِّجَالُ إِذَا أَطَاعَتْ النِّسَاءَ ثَلَاثًا.
English Translation
Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Malik al-Harrani narrated to us: Abu Bakra Bakkar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Abi Bakra narrated to us, saying: I heard my father narrating from Abu Bakra, that he witnessed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when a herald came to him bringing good news of the victory of an army of his over their enemy, while his head lay in 'A'isha's lap, may God be pleased with her. He rose and fell in prostration, then began questioning the herald; and he informed him, among what he informed him, that a woman had taken charge of their affairs. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Now the men have perished; when men obey women, the men have perished" — three times.