Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ هُوَ وَذُو الْكَلَاعِ مَسْجِدَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَوْفٌ عِنْدَكَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ فَقَالَ ذُو الْكَلَاعِ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مِنْ خَيْرِ أَوْ مِنْ أَصْلَحِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ عَوْفٌ أَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا يَقُصُّ إِلَّا أَمِيرٌ أَوْ مَأْمُورٌ أَوْ مُتَكَلِّفٌ.
English Translation
Abu Bakr al-Hanafi told us, saying: al-Dahhak b. Uthman told us, from Bukayr b. Abdullah b. al-Ashajj, who said: Awf b. Malik and Dhu al-Kala' entered the mosque of Jerusalem, and Awf said to him, "Is your cousin with you?" Dhu al-Kala' said, "Indeed he is among the best, or among the most righteous, of people." Awf said, "I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, 'None should preach except a commander, one who is commanded, or one who is pretentious.'"