Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:119 حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْبَاقِي الْأَذَنِيُّ ثنا الْمُسَيَّبُ بْنُ وَاضِحٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ §لَمَّا ضَرَبَ الرَّجُلُ يَدَ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ إِنَّهَا لَأَوَّلُ يَدٍ خَطَّتِ الْمُفَصَّلَ
English Translation
Uthman ibn Affan came out to the people and adjured them, saying: 'I adjure you by Allah, do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Whoever equips the army of al-Usrah will have Paradise? And I equipped it.' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I adjure you, do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Whoever digs the well of Rumah will have Paradise? And I dug it.' They said: 'Yes.'