Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ تَعَلَّمُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا هُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يَجِيئَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُجَادِلَانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا.
English Translation
Waki' told us: Bashir ibn Muhajir told us, from Abdullah ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for taking it up is a blessing and abandoning it is a source of regret, and the sorcerers cannot overcome it. Learn al-Baqarah and Al 'Imran, for they are the two radiant ones; they will come on the Day of Resurrection as if they were two clouds, or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading on behalf of their companion.