[Machine] We invaded Constantinople, and with us was Abu Ayub al-Ansari. We formed two rows, and I have never seen two rows longer than them. Abu Ayub al-Ansari died during this expedition and he left a will to be buried at the foot of the walls of Constantinople and for his debt to be paid, and that was carried out.
غَزَوْنَا الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ وَمَعَنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَصَفَفْنَا صَفَّيْنِ مَا رَأَيْتُ صَفَّيْنِ قَطُّ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهُمَا وَمَاتَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي هَذِهِ الْغَزَاةِ وَكَانَ «أَوْصَى أَنْ يُدْفَنَ فِي أَصْلِ سُوَرِ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ وَأَنْ يُقْضَى دَيْنٌ عَلَيْهِ فَفَعَلَ»