Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثنا مُحَمد بن إسحاق البكائي قَال حَدَّثنا أَبُو نعيم قَال حَدَّثنا مُحَمد الأنصاري عَن سَعِيد الْمَقْبُرِيّ عَن أبي هُرَيرة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُول اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم شمته ثلاثًا فإن زاد فإنما هو زكام اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم شمته ثلاثًا فإن زاد فإنما هو زكام
English Translation
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us saying: Yahya narrated to us from Malik from Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be well pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: «If people knew what was in the call to prayer and the first row, and they could only obtain it by drawing lots, they would draw lots for it.»