Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ثنا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ عَنْ حَرْمَلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُصَبِّحِ الْحِمْصِيِّ قَالَ كُنَّا نَسِيرُ فِي صَائِفَةٍ وَعَلَى النَّاسِ مَالِكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْخَثْعَمِيُّ فَأَتَى عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ؓ وَهُوَ يَمْشِي يَقُودُ بَغْلًا لَهُ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَرْكَبُ وَقَدْ حَمَلَكَ اللهُ؟ فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ ؓ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ حَرَّمَهُمَا اللهُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَصْلِحْ لِي دَابَّتِي وَأَسْتَغْنِي عَنْ قَوْمِي فَوَثَبَ النَّاسُ عَنْ دَوَابِّهِمْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ نَازِلًا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ
English Translation
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Furak informed us, from Abdullah ibn Ja'far ibn Ahmad, from Yunus ibn Habib, from Abu Dawud, from Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, from Utbah ibn Abi Hakim, from Harmalah, from Abu al-Musabbih al-Himsi who said: We were marching in a summer expedition under the command of Malik ibn Abdullah al-Khath'ami when he came upon Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) walking and leading his mule. He said: Will you not ride? Allah has provided you with a mount. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Whoever's feet become dusty in the cause of Allah, Allah forbids them from the Fire. Fix my animal for me so I can be independent of the people. Then people jumped off their mounts, and I never saw as many people dismount as on that day.