Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:224 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ثنا أَبُو غَزِيَّةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ «كَانَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ ؓ طَوِيلًا يَخُطُّ رِجْلَاهُ الْأَرْضَ إِذَا رَكِبَ الدَّابَّةَ أَشْعَرَ وَرُبَّمَا أَخَذْتُ بِشَعْرِ كَتِفَيْهِ»
English Translation
Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam was so tall that his feet would drag on the ground when he rode a mount. He was hairy, and sometimes I would grab the hair on his shoulders.