Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ اسْتَأْذَنَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي هِجَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَكَيْفَ بِنِسْبَتِي»؟ فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ لَأَسُلَّنَّكَ مِنْهُمْ كَسَلِّ الشَّعَرَةِ مِنَ الْعَجِينِ
English Translation
Abu Yahya ibn Abi Masarrah narrated to us, Ishaq ibn Mansur narrated to us, Abd Allah ibn Numayr narrated to us, Ubayd Allah ibn Umar narrated to us from Nafi, from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: «When Allah wants good for a servant, He employs him.» They said: How does He employ him, O Messenger of Allah? He said: «He grants him success in righteous deeds before his death.»