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ahmad:16634ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad > Shaybān b. Abū Shaybah Abū Muḥammad > Jarīr / Ibn Ḥāzim > Abū Isḥāq al-Hamdānī

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ received a visit from Dhul-Jawshan, who gifted him a horse. At that time, Dhul-Jawshan was still a polytheist. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ refused to accept the gift and asked if Dhul-Jawshan would sell him the horse, offering him a choice of Badr armor in return. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked if Dhul-Jawshan would be the first to enter Islam. Dhul-Jawshan replied no, explaining that he had seen his people reject, expel, and fight against the Prophet ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ then asked him what was preventing him from accepting Islam, to which Dhul-Jawshan provided his reasons. The Prophet ﷺ told Dhul-Jawshan that if he stayed and witnessed the events that would unfold, he would believe in him and follow him. However, if his people turned against the Prophet ﷺ , he would not. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Dhul-Jawshan, "O Dhul-Jawshan, perhaps if you remain alive, you will remember this conversation."  

أحمد:١٦٦٣٤قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ

قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذُو الْجَوْشَنِ وَأَهْدَى لَهُ فَرَسًا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُشْرِكٌ فَأَبَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَقْبَلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ بِعْتَنِيهِ أَوْ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَبِيعَنِيهِ بِالْمُتَخَيَّرَةِ مِنْ دُرُوعِ بَدْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ كَذَّبُوكَ وَأَخْرَجُوكَ وَقَاتَلُوكَ فَانْظُرْ مَا تَصْنَعُ فَإِنْ ظَهَرْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ آمَنْتُ بِكَ وَاتَّبَعْتُكَ وَإِنْ ظَهَرُوا عَلَيْكَ لَمْ أَتَّبِعْكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا ذَا الْجَوْشَنِ لَعَلَّكَ إِنْ بَقِيتَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوًا مِنْهُ