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bayhaqi:5817 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al-Khuzāʿī Bimakkah > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Zakariyyā al-Makkī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > Abū Rifāʿah al-ʿAdawī

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was giving a sermon. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! There is a stranger who has come to ask about his religion, but he does not know what his religion is." So, the Prophet ﷺ turned towards me and left his sermon. A chair made of iron was brought, and he started teaching me from what Allah had taught him. Then, he returned to his sermon and completed it. 5818. Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, Ibrahim ibn Ismail al-Qari' narrated to us, Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan ibn Bayyaanaboor narrated to us, Shayban ibn Farrookh narrated to us, Sulaiman ibn al-Mughirah mentioned it in its meaning.  

البيهقي:٥٨١٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْمَكِّيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِي رِفَاعَةَ الْعَدَوِيِّ قَالَ

انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيَّ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ خَلَتْ قَوَائِمُهُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ وَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا 5818 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْقَارِئُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ بِنَيْسَابُورَ ثنا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ بْنِ فَرُّوخَ

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muslim:876 – Shaybān b. Farrūkh > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl

I came to the Prophet ﷺ when he was delivering the sermon, and I said: Messenger of Allah, here is a stranger and he wants to learn about this religion and he does not know what this religion is. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at me and left his sermon till he came to me, and he was given a chair and I thought that Its legs were made of iron. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat In it and he began to teach me what Allah had taught him. He then came (to the pulpit) for his sermon and completed it to the end.  

مسلم:٨٧٦ – وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَىَّ فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ حَسِبْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا قَالَ فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا  

nasai:5377 – Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl

"Abu Rifa'ah said: 'I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while he was delivering a Khutbah, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, a stranger has come to ask about his religion, for he does not know what his religion is." The Messenger of Allah [SAW] stopped delivering his Khutbah and turned to me. A chair was brought, and I think its legs were of iron. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.'"  

النسائي:٥٣٧٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَىَّ فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ خِلْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّهَا  

hakim:1055 – Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Khuzāʿī Bimakkah > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Zakariyyā al-Makkī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > Abū Rifāʿah al-ʿAdawī

"Abu Rifa'ah said: 'I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while he was delivering a Khutbah, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, a stranger has come to ask about his religion, for he does not know what his religion is." The Messenger of Allah [SAW] stopped delivering his Khutbah and turned to me. A chair was brought, and I think its legs were of iron. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5377)   

الحاكم:١٠٥٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زَكَرِيَّا الْمَكِّيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِي رِفَاعَةَ الْعَدَوِيِّ قَالَ

انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ؟ «فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيَّ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ خَلَتْ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدٍ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَمَّهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ وَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا» على شرط مسلم  

nasai-kubra:9740 – Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl

"Abu Rifa'ah said: 'I came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] while he was delivering a Khutbah, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, a stranger has come to ask about his religion, for he does not know what his religion is." The Messenger of Allah [SAW] stopped delivering his Khutbah and turned to me. A chair was brought, and I think its legs were of iron. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5377)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٧٤٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ

قَالَ أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ «يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ» فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيَّ فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ خِلْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا فَقَعَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّهَا