Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَنْبَأَنَا مُغِيرَةُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَعَفَّ النَّاسِ قِتْلَةً أَهْلُ الْإِيمَانِ.
English Translation
Surayj ibn al-Nu'man told us, Hushaym told us, Mughirah informed us, from Ibrahim, from Alqamah, from Ibn Mas'ud, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: "Indeed, the most restrained of people in killing are the people of faith."