Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:1462 حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي الَّذِي أَرْضَعَنِي وَكَانَ أَحَدَ بَنِي مُرَّةَ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَكَانَ فِي غَزَاةِ مُؤْتَةَ قَالَ «وَاللهِ لَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حِينَ §اقْتَحَمَ عَنْ فَرَسٍ لَهُ شَقْرَاءَ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ الْقَوْمَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ»
English Translation
The foster-father of 'Abbad ibn 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, who was one of Banu Murrah ibn 'Awf and was present at the Battle of Mu'tah, said: "By Allah, it was as if I were looking at Ja'far ibn Abi Talib when he leapt from his reddish horse and then fought the people until he was killed."