Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ وَمَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْغَارِ فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَيَّةٌ فَتَبَادَرْنَاهَا فَسَبَقَتْنَا فَدَخَلَتْ الْجُحْرَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا قَالَ وَزَادَ الْأَعْمَشُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَلَقَّاهَا مِنْ فِيهِ وَهِيَ رَطْبَةٌ.
English Translation
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed among the best of people is a man who holds the reins of his horse in the cause of Allah: whenever he hears a cry or call to battle, he flies to it on its back, seeking killing and death wherever it may be found. Or a man in a valley with his sheep who establishes the prayer, pays the zakah, and worships his Lord until death comes to him.'