[Machine] He informed him that when the Prophet ﷺ arrived in Medina, Zaid said he was impressed with him. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is a boy from the Banu Najjar tribe who has with him thirteen Surahs that Allah has revealed to you." The Prophet ﷺ was delighted and said, "O Zaid, learn for me the scripture of the Jews, for by Allah, I do not trust the Jews concerning my scripture." Zaid said, "So I learned their scripture for him. It took me fifteen nights until I mastered it, and I would read to him their books when they wrote to him, and I would respond to their letters when he wrote."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ زَيْدٌ ذُهِبَ بِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأُعْجِبَ بِي فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا غُلَامٌ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ مَعَهُ مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ سُورَةً فَأَعْجَبَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَقَالَ يَا زَيْدُ تَعَلَّمْ لِي كِتَابَ يَهُودَ فَإِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا آمَنُ يَهُودَ عَلَى كِتَابِي قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَتَعَلَّمْتُ لَهُ كِتَابَهُمْ مَا مَرَّتْ بِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ لَيْلَةً حَتَّى حَذَقْتُهُ وَكُنْتُ أَقْرَأُ لَهُ كُتُبَهُمْ إِذَا كَتَبُوا إِلَيْهِ وَأُجِيبُ عَنْهُ إِذَا كَتَبَ