Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #237
Good Conduct
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ مُوسَى قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُ: أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ شَجَرَةً فَيَأْتِيَهُ مِنْهَا بِشَيْءٍ، فَنَظَرَ أَصْحَابُهُ إِلَى سَاقِ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَضَحِكُوا مِنْ حُمُوشَةِ سَاقَيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا تَضْحَكُونَ؟ لَرِجْلُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَثْقَلُ فِي الْمِيزَانِ مِنْ أُحُدٍ.
Umm Musa said, "I heard 'Ali say that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, commanded 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud to climb a tree
and bring him something from it. His Companions looked at 'Abdullah's thigh
and laughed at its thinness. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, 'Why are you laughing? 'Abdullah's foot is heavier
in the balance than the mountain of Uhud.'"
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This hadith is #237 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Good Conduct.