Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ كُلُّ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كَانَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَكَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ نَمْشِي عَنْكَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَلَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنْ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا.
English Translation
Affan told us, Hammad ibn Salamah told us, Asim ibn Bahdalah informed us, from Zirr ibn Hubaysh, from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, who said: "We were, on the day of Badr, three men to a camel each. Abu Lubabah and Ali ibn Abi Talib were the two companions sharing the mount of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him." He said: "And it was the Messenger of Allah's turn to ride." He said: "They both said: 'We will walk instead of you.' He said: 'You two are not stronger than I am, nor am I less in need of the reward than you two.'"