English Translation

Abu Sa'id Ahmad ibn Ya'qub al-Thaqafi narrated to us — al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Shabib al-Ma'mari narrated to us — Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Yusuf al-Azdi narrated to me — my grandfather narrated to me — Sufyan ibn Sa'id narrated to us — from Abu Sufyan Tarif ibn Shihab — from Abu Nadra — from Hadrat Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be well pleased with him) who said: The tribe of Banu Salama lived in a corner of Madinah and they intended to move closer to the mosque. Then Allah, Exalted is He, revealed: {Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and their footprints} [Ya-Sin 12]. The Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) called them and stated: "Indeed, your footprints are being recorded." Then he recited the verse to them, so they remained where they were. This is an authentic and remarkable hadith from the narrations of al-Thawri. Muslim narrated part of this meaning from the hadith of Humayd from Anas.