We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the Al-Haruriya (tribe). While I was at the bank of a river a man was praying and the reins of his animal were in his hands and the animal was struggling and he was following the animal. (Shuʿba, a sub-narrator, said that man was Abu Barza Al-Aslami). A man from the Khawarij said, "O Allah! Be harsh to this sheik." And when the sheik (Abu Barza) finished his prayer, he said, "I heard your remark. No doubt, I participated with Messenger of Allah ﷺ in six or seven or eight holy battles and saw his leniency, and no doubt, I would rather retain my animal than let it return to its stable, as it would cause me much trouble. "  

كُنَّا بِالأَهْوَازِ نُقَاتِلُ الْحَرُورِيَّةَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عَلَى جُرُفِ نَهَرٍ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا لِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ بِيَدِهِ فَجَعَلَتِ الدَّابَّةُ تُنَازِعُهُ وَجَعَلَ يَتْبَعُهَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ هُوَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ الأَسْلَمِيُّ فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِهَذَا الشَّيْخِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الشَّيْخُ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَكُمْ وَإِنِّي غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ وَثَمَانِيًا وَشَهِدْتُ تَيْسِيرَهُ وَإِنِّي أَنْ كُنْتُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَ مَعَ دَابَّتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَدَعَهَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَأْلَفِهَا فَيَشُقَّ عَلَىَّ  

[Machine] "I saw an old man in Ahwaz praying Asr (afternoon prayer) with the reins of his beast in his hand and it kept lagging behind, so he was pulling it along with him. There was a man sitting from the Khawarij who was insulting him. When he finished his prayer, he said, 'I have heard your conversation. I have participated in six or seven battles with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and witnessed his affairs and facilitation. So I bring my beast back with me, as it is more beloved to me than leaving it behind and coming back to fetch it, which would be difficult for me.' The man asked, 'How many units of prayer did he perform?' The old man replied, 'Two units.' The man said, 'And he is Abu Burzah.'"  

رَأَيْتُ شَيْخًا بِالْأَهْوَازِ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَلِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ فِي يَدِهِ فَجَعَلَتْ تَتَأَخَّرُ وَجَعَلَ يَنْكِصُ مَعَهَا وَرَجُلٌ قَاعِدٌ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ يَسُبُّهُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَقَالَتَكُمْ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ فَشَهِدْتُ أَمْرَهُ وَتَيْسِيرَهُ فَكُنْتُ أَرْجِعُ مَعِي دَابَّتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَدَعَهَا فَتَأْتِيَ مَأْلَفَهَا فَيَشُقَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمْ صَلَّى؟ قَالَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ  

We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the Al-Haruriya (tribe). While I was at the bank of a river a man was praying and the reins of his animal were in his hands and the animal was struggling and he was following the animal. (Shuʿba, a sub-narrator, said that man was Abu Barza Al-Aslami). A man from the Khawarij said, "O Allah! Be harsh to this sheik." And when the sheik (Abu Barza) finished his prayer, he said, "I heard your remark. No doubt, I participated with Messenger of Allah ﷺ in six or seven or eight holy battles and saw his leniency, and no doubt, I would rather retain my animal than let it return to its stable, as it would cause me much trouble. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 1211)   

كُنَّا بِالْأَهْوَازِ نُقَاتِلُ الْحَرُورِيَّةَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عَلَى جُرُفِ نَهَرٍ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا لِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ بِيَدِهِ فَجَعَلَتِ الدَّابَّةُ تُنَازِعُهُ وَجَعَلَ يَتْبَعُهَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ هُوَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ قَالَ وَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْخَوَارِجِ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِهَذَا الشَّيْخِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الشَّيْخُ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَكُمْ وَإِنِّي قَدْ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ ثَمَانِ غَزَوَاتٍ وَشَهِدْتُ تَيْسِيرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلَأَنْ كُنْتُ أَرْجِعُ مَعَ دَابَّتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَدَعَهَا تَذْهَبُ إِلَى مَأْلَفِهَا فَيَشُقَّ عَلَيَّ