Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِعُمَرَ وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأَدْرَكَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا فَتَى ادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي بِخَيْرٍ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَنْ أَنْتَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ قَالَ أَنَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ نِعْمَ الْغُلَامُ وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَضَعَ الْحَقَّ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ بِهِ.
English Translation
Ya'la ibn Ubayd told us: Muhammad — meaning Ibn Ishaq — told us, from Makhul, from Ghudayf ibn al-Harith, who said: I passed by Umar, and with him were some of his companions, and a man among them caught up with me and said: "O young man, invoke Allah's blessing upon me, may Allah bless you." I said: "And who are you, may Allah have mercy on you?" He said: "I am Abu Dharr." I said: "May Allah forgive you, you are more deserving." He said: "I heard Umar say 'What an excellent young man,' and I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'Allah, Mighty and Sublime, has placed the truth on the tongue of Umar; he speaks by it.'"