Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنِ الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ عَشَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشَرَةً عَشَرَةً يَعْنِي فِي كُلِّ بَيْتٍ قَالَ فَكُنْتُ فِي الْعَشَرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهِمْ قَالَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا إِلَّا شَاةٌ نَتَحَرَّى لَبَنَهَا قَالَ فَكُنَّا إِذَا أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَرِبْنَا وَبَقَّيْنَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَصِيبَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ وَنِمْنَا فَقَالَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ لَقَدْ أَطَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أُرَاهُ يَجِيءُ اللَّيْلَةَ لَعَلَّ إِنْسَانًا دَعَاهُ قَالَ فَشَرِبْتُهُ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ جَاءَ فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا شَرِبْتُهُ لَمْ أَنَمْ أَنَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ سَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَشُدَّ ثُمَّ مَالَ إِلَى الْقَدَحِ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا أَسْكَتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ وَثَبْتُ وَأَخَذْتُ السِّكِّينَ وَقُمْتُ إِلَى الشَّاةِ قَالَ مَا لَكَ قُلْتُ أَذْبَحُ قَالَ لَا ائْتِنِي بِالشَّاةِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَمَسَحَ ضَرْعَهَا فَخَرَجَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ شَرِبَ وَنَامَ.
English Translation
Aswad ibn Amir narrated to us: Abu Bakr narrated to us from al-A'mash from Sulayman ibn Maysarah from Tariq ibn Shihab from al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad, he said: "When we settled in Medina, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, grouped us in tens -- ten to a house." He said: "I was among the ten with whom the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stayed." He said: "We had nothing but a goat whose milk we would await." He said: "Whenever the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was delayed in coming to us, we would drink and leave the Prophet's share, peace and blessings be upon him, for him. Then one night he was delayed." He said: "We went to sleep, and al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad said: 'The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, has stayed away long; I do not think he will come tonight -- perhaps someone has invited him.'" He said: "So I drank it. Then, when part of the night had passed, he came and entered the house." He said: "When I had drunk it, I could not sleep." He said: "When he entered, he gave the greeting of peace without raising his voice, then went to the vessel. When he saw nothing in it, he said nothing, then said: 'O Allah, feed whoever has fed us tonight.'" He said: "I jumped up, took the knife, and got up toward the goat." He said: "What is the matter with you?" I said: "I am going to slaughter it." He said: "No, bring the goat to me." So I brought it to him, and he wiped its udder, and something came out; then he drank and slept.