Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8055 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي خَلَّادُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ ثنا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنِي قَطَنُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ أَبُو الْهَيْثَمِ ثنا أَبُو غَالِبٍ قَالَ جَاءَتْ رُءُوسُ الْأَزَارِقَةِ سَبْعِينَ رَأْسًا فَأُقِيمُوا عَلَى دَرَجِ دِمَشْقَ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَمَضَتْ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ السَّبْعَةِ وَكَانَ الْيَوْمُ الرَّابِعُ فَجَاءَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ عِنْدَ سَارِيَةٍ وَقَالَ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ ثَلَاثًا شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَشَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْ شَيْءٌ تَقُولُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِكَ؟ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ لَا بَلْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا مَرَّةً وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعًا»
English Translation
Abu Umamah said: The heads of the Azariqah, seventy heads, came and were set up on the steps of Damascus for seven days. Three days of the seven had passed, and on the fourth day Abu Umamah came and prayed two rak'ahs at a pillar and said: "Dogs of the Fire" - three times - "the worst of those killed under the shadow of the sky; the best of those killed under the shadow of the sky are those whom they killed." I said: "O Abu Umamah, is this something you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) or something you say on your own?" He said: "I would indeed be bold. No, rather I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) not once, not twice - until he reached seven."