Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِمَاسَةَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَتْ أُخْبِرُكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي بَيْتِي هَذَا اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِي شَيْئًا فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَاشْقُقْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ وَلِيَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أُمَّتِي شَيْئًا فَرَفَقَ بِهِمْ فَارْفُقْ بِهِ.
English Translation
Harun bin Ma'ruf told us, saying Ibn Wahb informed us, saying Harmalah told us, from Abd al-Rahman bin Shimasah, who said: I came to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to ask her about something, and she said: I will tell you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say in this house of mine: O Allah, whoever takes charge of any matter concerning my nation and is harsh with them, be harsh with him; and whoever takes charge of any matter concerning my nation and is gentle with them, be gentle with him.