Hadith #586
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ زَمِيلَهُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَإِذَا حَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَا ارْكَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَتَّى نَمْشِيَ عَنْكَ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَلَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنْ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu Kamil, from Hammad, from 'Asim ibn Bahdala, from Zirr ibn Hubaysh — that the riding companions [zamils] of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Badr were 'Ali and Abu Lubaba. When it was the Prophet ﷺ's (ﷺ) turn to ride, they would say: 'Ride, O Messenger of Allah, and we will walk for you.' But he would say: 'You are no stronger than I, and I am no less in need of the reward than you.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 586
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3824
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40214