Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ كَانَ مِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ صَاحَبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَشَهِدَ مَعَهُ الْمَشَاهِدَ الْحَسَنَةَ الْجَمِيلَةَ قَالَ عَوْفٌ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَالِكٌ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا هُمْ بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمْ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ بِمَكَانِهِمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us: 'Awf narrated to us, from Abu al-Minhal, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, who said: Among us, the community of the Ash'aris, there was a man who had companioned the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and had witnessed with him the fine, excellent battles/occasions. 'Awf said: I reckon he was called Malik or Abu Malik. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: 'I certainly know of people who are neither prophets nor martyrs, whom the prophets and the martyrs envy for their standing with Allah, Mighty and Majestic.'