Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ الْحَارِثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبْدُو قَالَتْ نَعَمْ كَانَ يَبْدُو إِلَى هَذِهِ التِّلَاعِ فَأَرَادَ الْبَدَاوَةَ مَرَّةً فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى نَعَمٍ مِنْ إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَأَعْطَانِي مِنْهَا نَاقَةً مُحَزَّمَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا عَائِشَةُ عَلَيْكِ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَالرِّفْقِ فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَمْ يَكُ فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا زَانَهُ وَلَمْ يُنْزَعْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا شَانَهُ.
English Translation
Aisha was asked: "Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) go out to the desert?" She said: "Yes, he used to go out to these valleys. Once he wanted to go to the desert, and he sent for a camel from the camels of charity and gave me a restrained she-camel. Then he said to me: 'O Aisha, you must be mindful of Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, and be gentle, for gentleness is never in anything except that it adorns it, and it is never removed from anything except that it disfigures it.'"