I went to the Prophet ﷺ and tied my she-camel at the gate. The people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet ﷺ who said "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good tidings." They said twice, 'You have given us the good tidings, now give us something" Then some Yemenites came to him and he said, "Accept the good tidings, O people of Yemem, for Bani Tamim refused them." They said, "We accept it, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! We have come to ask you about this matter (i.e. the start of creations)." He said, "First of all, there was nothing but Allah, and (then He created His Throne). His throne was over the water, and He wrote everything in the Book (in the Heaven) and created the Heavens and the Earth." Then a man shouted, "O Ibn Husain! Your she-camel has gone away!" So, I went away and could not see the she-camel because of the mirage. By Allah, I wished I had left that she-camel (but not that gathering).  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَقَلْتُ نَاقَتِي بِالْبَابِ فَأَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فَقَالَ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ قَالُوا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالُوا جِئْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرِ قَالَ كَانَ اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَىْءٌ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَكَتَبَ فِي الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وَخَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فَنَادَى مُنَادٍ ذَهَبَتْ نَاقَتُكَ يَا ابْنَ الْحُصَيْنِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا هِيَ يَقْطَعُ دُونَهَا السَّرَابُ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَرَكْتُهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Accept the glad tidings, O people of Tamim." They said, "You have already given us glad tidings, so grant us." He said, "Accept the glad tidings, O people of Yemen." They said, "We have already accepted, so inform us about the beginning of this matter and how it was?" He said, "Allah existed before everything else, and His throne was above the water. He wrote in the Preserved Tablet the remembrance of everything." He said, "And a man came to me and said, 'O Imran, your camel has broken free from its tether.'" He said, "So I went out, and there was a mirage that appeared between me and it." He said, "So I followed in its tracks, but I do not know what happened after me."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ قَالَ قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا قَالَ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ قُلْنَا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ كَيْفَ كَانَ؟ قَالَ كَانَ اللهُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَكَتَبَ فِي اللَّوْحِ ذِكْرَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَالَ وَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَقَالَ يَا عِمْرَانُ انْحَلَّتْ نَاقَتُكَ مِنْ عِقَالِهَا قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا السَّرَابُ يَنْقَطِعُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهَا قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فِي أَثَرِهَا فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا كَانَ بَعْدِي  

[Machine] "I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a group of Banu Tamim came to him. He said, 'Receive the good news, O people of Tamim.' They said, 'You have already given us good news, O Messenger of Allah, so give us something.' Then some people from the people of Yemen came to him, and he said, 'Receive the good news, O people of Yemen, as the people of Tamim did not accept it.' They said, 'We have already accepted it, O Messenger of Allah. We came to learn about the religion and ask you about the beginning of this matter.' He said, 'Allah was and there was nothing before Him. His throne was over the water, then He created the heavens and the earth and wrote in the Reminder about everything.'"  

إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ» قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَعْطِنَا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ» قَالُوا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْنَا لِنَتَفَقَّهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَنَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَا كَانَ؟ فَقَالَ «كَانَ اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ قَبْلَهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَكَتَبَ فِي الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ»  

[Machine] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ riding on a camel, and I tied it at the door. Then some people from the Banu Tamim came to him and said, 'Give us glad tidings.' He replied, 'You have already received it.' They insisted, and he turned away from them. Then some people from Yemen came to him and he said, 'Accept the good news and do not say what the people of Tamim have said.' They said, 'We have already accepted it. Tell us about the beginning of this matter.' He replied, 'Allah existed and there was nothing else, and His throne was over the water.' Then a man came and said, 'O Ibn Husein, catch your camel.' So I went and caught up with it in the mirage. By Allah, I wish I had left it.'"  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ فَعَقَلْتُهَا بِالْبَابِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ وَأَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى» فَقَالُوا قَدْ قَبْلِنَا فَأَعْطِنَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُمْ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى وَلَا تَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ بَنُو تَمِيمٍ» فَقَالُوا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَقَالَ «كَانَ اللهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ» فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ حُصَيْنٍ أَدْرِكْ نَاقَتَكَ فَذَهَبْتُ فَلَحِقْتُهَا بِالسَّرَابِ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَرَكْتُهَا  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and tied my camel at the door, then I entered and some people from the tribe of Tameem came to him and he said, "Accept the good news, O people of Tameem." They said, "You have already given us the good news, so give it to us." Then some people from the tribe of Yemen came to him and he said, "Accept the good news, O people of Yemen, for the people of Tameem did not accept it." They said, "Let us learn about the religion and ask you about the beginning of this matter, how was it?" He said, "Allah existed and nothing else existed, and His throne was above the water, and He wrote everything in the Book of Remembrance, then He created the heavens and the earth." Then a man came to me and said, "Catch your camel, for it has run away." So I went out and found it being held without its reins and I swear by Allah that I wished I had left it.  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَقَلْتُ نَاقَتِي بِالْبَابِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ فَأَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ» قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا فَجَاءَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ «اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ» فَقَالُوا لِنَتَفَقَّهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَنَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ كَيْفَ كَانَ؟ فَقَالَ «كَانَ اللهُ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَكُ شَيْءٌ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَكَتَبَ فِي الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ» ثُمَّ جَاءَنِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَدْرِكْ نَاقَتَكَ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَجَدْتُهَا تَنْقَطِعُ دُونَهَا السَّرَابُ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ تَرَكْتُهَا  

While I was with the Prophet ﷺ , some people from Bani Tamim came to him. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good news!" They said, "You have given us the good news; now give us (something)." (After a while) some Yemenites entered, and he said to them, "O the people of Yemen! Accept the good news, as Bani Tamim have refused it. " They said, "We accept it, for we have come to you to learn the Religion. So we ask you what the beginning of this universe was." The Prophet ﷺ said "There was Allah and nothing else before Him and His Throne was over the water, and He then created the Heavens and the Earth and wrote everything in the Book." Then a man came to me and said, 'O ʿImran! Follow your she-camel for it has run away!" So I set out seeking it, and behold, it was beyond the mirage! By Allah, I wished that it (my she-camel) had gone but that I had not left (the gathering). " (Using translation from Bukhārī 7418)   

إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فَقَالَ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أُنَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ قَالُوا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْنَا لِنَتَفَقَّهَ فِي الدِّينِ وَنَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَا كَانَ؟ قَالَ كَانَ اللهُ ﷻ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ قَبْلَهُ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَكَتَبَ فِي الذِّكْرِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ قَالَ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا عِمْرَانُ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ رَاحِلَتَكَ أَدْرِكْ نَاقَتَكَ فَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فِي طَلَبِهَا فَإِذَا السَّرَابُ يَنْقَطِعُ دُوْنَهَا وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّهَا ذَهَبَتْ وَأَنِّي لَمْ أَقُمْ