I came to the Prophet ﷺ, along with Jaʿfar and Zaid. He said to Zaid: ʿYou are my mawla,ʿand Zaid hopped with joy. He said to Jaʿfar: ʿYou resemble me in appearance and attitude.” And he hopped with joy behind Zaid. And he said to me: ʿYou are of me and I am of you.” And I hopped behind Jaʿfar.
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنَا وَجَعْفَرٌ وَزَيْدٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِزَيْدٍ أَنْتَ مَوْلَايَ فَحَجَلَ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِجَعْفَرٍ أَنْتَ أَشْبَهْتَ خَلْقِي وَخُلُقِي قَالَ فَحَجَلَ وَرَاءَ زَيْدٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِي أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْكَ قَالَ فَحَجَلْتُ وَرَاءَ جَعْفَرٍ