Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 4239
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَدِّي، أَنَّ أَبَانَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، أَقْبَلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا قَاتِلُ ابْنِ قَوْقَلٍ. وَقَالَ أَبَانُ لأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ وَبْرٌ تَدَأْدَأَ مِنْ قَدُومِ ضَأْنٍ. يَنْعَى عَلَىَّ امْرَأً أَكْرَمَهُ اللَّهُ بِيَدِي، وَمَنَعَهُ أَنْ يُهِينَنِي بِيَدِهِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Said reported: Aban ibn Said came to the Prophet and greeted him. Abu Hurayra said, “Messenger of Allah, this is the man who killed Ibn Qawqal.” Aban said to Abu Hurayra, “How astonishing, you hyrax who tumbled down from Qudum of sheep! You reproach me for a man whom Allah honored through my hand and whom He kept from humiliating me with his hand.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The taunting image in Aban address is obscure and is retained close to the Arabic. The closing clause contrasts the slain man being honored through the hand of Aban with being prevented from humiliating Aban.