[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ came to Medina and I was nine years old. My mother, Umm Sulaim, took me to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is my son, so please employ him." I served the Prophet ﷺ for nine years, and he never asked me why I did something. Whatever he instructed me to do, I did, and whatever he did not tell me to do, I did not do. One day, while I was playing with the boys, or he said, with the young children, he came to us and greeted us. Then he called me and sent me on an errand, instructing me not to inform anyone. I stayed quiet about it, and when I returned, he said, "Do not inform anyone." I remained silent, and when I went to my mother, she asked, "My son, what kept you?" I replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand for him." She asked, "What was it?" I replied, "He instructed me not to inform anyone." She said, "My son, keep the secret of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِي أُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا ابْنِي اسْتَخْدِمْهُ فَخَدَمْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ فَمَا قَالَ لِي لِشَيْءٍ فَعَلْتُهُ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَمَا قَالَ لِي لِشَيْءٍ لَمْ أَفْعَلْهُ أَلَا فَعَلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَأَتَانِي ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَأَنَا أَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ أَوْ قَالَ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا ثم دَعَانِي فَأَرْسَلَنِي فِي حَاجَةٍ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ قَالَ لَا تُخْبِرْ أَحَدًا فَاحْتَبَسْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُهَا قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ مَا حَبَسَكَ؟ قُلْتُ أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ قَالَتْ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ قَالَ لَا تُخْبِرْن بِهَا أَحَدًا قَالَتْ أَيْ بُنَيَّ فَاكْتُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سِرَّهُ