[Machine] A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "How was the beginning of your affair, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "My wet nurse was from the tribe of Bani Sa'd bin Bakr, and when I was a child, we traveled together with some sheep. We did not take any provisions with us, so I said to my brother, 'Go and bring us some provisions from our mother.' So my brother went, and I stayed with the sheep. Then, two white birds that looked like eagles came and one of them said to the other, 'Is that him?' The other replied, 'Yes.' So they approached me quickly and took hold of me, laid me down on the ground, and split open my chest, then they took out my heart and extracted two black clots from it. One of them said to the other, 'Increase him in his speech.' So they washed my chest with snowwater, then they washed my heart with cold water. Then one of them said to the other, 'Place tranquility in him.' So they placed it in my chest and sealed it with the seal of Prophethood. And one of them said to the other, 'Give him a share.' So he gave him a share and sealed it with the seal of Prophethood. Then one of them said to the other, 'Place him in a balance, and place a thousand from his nation on one side, and when I look at the thousand above me, I feel shy lest any of them should fall upon me.' Then they departed from me and left me, and I went away very frightened. Then I went to my mother and told her what had happened to me. She said, 'I seek refuge with Allah for you.' Then she took me on a riding animal and carried me behind her until we reached my mother. She said, 'Have you fulfilled the trust and fulfilled your promise?' And she spoke to her about what had happened to me and she (my grandmother) was not perturbed by that. She said, 'I saw a light coming out of me that illuminated the palaces of Shaam (Syria).'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ كَانَ أَوَّلُ شَأْنِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ حَاضِنَتِي مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَابْنٌ لَهَا فِي بَهْمٍ لَنَا وَلَمْ نَأْخُذْ مَعَنَا زَادًا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخِي اذْهَبْ فَأْتِنَا بِزَادٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ أُمِّنَا فَانْطَلَقَ أَخِي وَمَكَثْتُ عِنْدَ الْبَهْمِ فَأَقْبَلَ طَيْرَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا نَسْرَانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ أَهُوَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَقْبَلَا يَبْتَدِرَانِي فَأَخَذَانِي فَبَطَحَانِي إِلَى الْقَفَا فَشَقَّا بَطْنِي ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَا قَلْبِي فَشَقَّاهُ فَأَخْرَجَا مِنْهُ عَلَقَتَيْنِ سَوْدَاوَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ قَالَ يَزِيدُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ائْتِنِي بِمَاءِ ثَلْجٍ فَغَسَلَا بِهِ جَوْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِمَاءِ بَرَدٍ فَغَسَلَا بِهِ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِالسَّكِينَةِ فَذرَّاهَا فِي قَلْبِي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ حِصْهُ فَحَاصَهُ وَخَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَقَالَ حَيْوَةُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ حِصْهُ فَحَصَّهُ وَاخْتِمْ عَلَيْهِ بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اجْعَلْهُ فِي كِفَّةٍ وَاجْعَلْ أَلْفًا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فِي كِفَّةٍ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْأَلْفِ فَوْقِي أُشْفِقُ أَنْ يَخِرَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ أُمَّتَهُ وُزِنَتْ بِهِ لَمَالَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا وَتَرَكَانِي وَفَرِقْتُ فَرَقًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى أُمِّي فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِالَّذِي لَقِيتُهُ فَأَشْفَقَتْ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ أُلْبِسَ بِي قَالَتْ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللهِ فَرَحَلَتْ بَعِيرًا لَهَافَجَعَلَتْنِي وَقَالَ يَزِيدُ فَحَمَلَتْنِي عَلَى الرَّحْلِ وَرَكِبَتْ خَلْفِي حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا إِلَى أُمِّي فَقَالَتْ أَوَأَدَّيْتُ أَمَانَتِي وَذِمَّتِي؟ وَحَدَّثَتْهَا بِالَّذِي لَقِيتُ فَلَمْ يَرُعْهَا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ خَرَجَ مِنِّي نُورٌ أَضَاءَتْ مِنْهُ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ  

[Machine] He told them that he was among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: "How was your initial experience, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "My nursemaid was from the tribe of Bani Sa'd bin Bakr. So I and her son set out with a herd of camels that belonged to us, and we did not take any provisions with us. So I said: 'O brother, go and bring us some provisions from our mother.' So my brother set out and I stayed with the camels. Then two white birds, like eagles, came flying towards me. One of them said to the other: 'Is that him?' The other said: 'Yes.' So they hastened towards me and seized me, throwing me down on the ground and splitting open my stomach. Then they extracted my heart and split it open, taking out two black clots. One of them said to the other: 'Bring me some snow water.' So he washed the inside of my chest with it. Then he said: 'Bring me some cold water.' So he washed my heart with it. Then he said: 'Bring me the sakinah.' So he put it in my heart and closed the opening. Then one of them said to the other: 'Weigh him according to the weight of his ummah (followers).' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When I look at the ummah above me, I am afraid that some of them may come over me.' He said: 'If his ummah were to be weighed against him, they would outweigh him. Then they went away and left me.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'I felt a great split' then I went to my mother and told her about what had happened to me. She was afraid that I had been bewitched, so she brought a camel and made me ride behind her on it until we reached my mother. She said: 'Have you fulfilled your trust and discharged your duty?' I told her all that had happened to me, and that did not surprise her. She said: 'When you were delivered from me, I saw a light issuing from me that illuminated the castles of Syria.'"  

أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُمْ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ كَيْفَ كَانَ أَوَّلُ شَأْنِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ حَاضِنَتِي مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَابْنٌ لَهَا فِي بُهْمٍ لَنَا وَلَمْ نَأْخُذْ مَعَنَا زَادًا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخِي اذْهَبْ فَأْتِنَا بِزَادٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ أُمِّنَا فَانْطَلَقَ أَخِي وَمَكَثْتُ عِنْدَ الْبُهْمِ فَأَقْبَلَ طَائِرَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا نَسْرَانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ أَهُوَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ الْآخَرُ نَعَمْ فَأَقْبَلَا يَبْتَدِرَانِي فَأَخَذَانِي فَبَطَحَانِي لِلْقَفَا فَشَقَّا بَطْنِي ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَا قَلْبِي فَشَقَّاهُ فَأَخْرَجَا مِنْهُ عَلَقَتَيْنِ سَوْدَاوَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ ائْتِنِي بِمَاءٍ ثَلْجٍ فَغَسَلَ بِهِ جَوْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِمَاءٍ بَرَدٍ فَغَسَلَ بِهِ قَلْبِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِالسَّكِينَةِ فَذَرَّهُ فِي قَلْبِي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ حُصْهُ فَحَاصَهُ وَخَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ اجْعَلْهُ فِي كِفَّةٍ وَاجْعَلْ أَلْفًا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فِي كِفَّةٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْأَلْفِ فَوْقِي أُشْفِقُ أَنْ يَخِرَّ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُهُمْ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ أُمَّتَهُ وُزِنَتْ بِهِ لَمَالَ بِهِمْ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا وَتَرَكَانِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفَرِقْتُ فَرَقًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى أُمِّي فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِالَّذِي لَقِيتُ فَأَشْفَقَتْ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ الْتُبِسَ بِي فَقَالَتْ أُعِيذُكَ بِاللَّهِ فَرَحَّلَتْ بَعِيرًا لَهَا فَجَعَلَتْنِي عَلَى الرَّحْلِ وَرَكِبَتْ خَلْفِي حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا إِلَى أُمِّي فَقَالَتْ أَدَّيْتُ أَمَانَتِي وَذِمَّتِي وَحَدَّثَتْهَا بِالَّذِي لَقِيتُ فَلَمْ يَرُعْهَا ذَلِكَ وَقَالَتْ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنِّي شَيْئًا يَعْنِي نُورًا أَضَاءَتْ مِنْهُ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ  

"كَانَتْ حَاضِنَتَى مِنْ بَنِى سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَابْنٌ لَها نَرْعَى بُهْمًا لَنَا وَلَمْ نَأخُذْ مَعَنَا زَادًا، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَخِى اذْهَبْ فَأتِنَا بِزَادٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ أُمِّنَا، فانْطَلَقَ أَخِى وَمَكَثْتُ عِنْدَ الْبُهْمِ فَأَقْبَلَ طَيْرَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ كَأَنَّهُمَا نَسْرَانِ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: أَهُوَ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَقْبَلا يَبْتَدِرَانِى فَأَخَذَانِى فَأَبْطَحَانِى لِلْقَفَا، فَشَقَّا بَطْنِى، ثُمَّ اسْتَخْرَجَا قَلبِى فَشَقَّاهُ فأَخْرجَا مِنْهُ عَلَقَتَيْنِ سَوْدَاوَيْنِ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِه: ائْتِنى بِمَاءِ ثَلْجٍ، فَغَسلا بِهِ جَوْفِى ثُمَّ

قَالَ: ائتِنِى بمَاءِ بَرَدٍ فَغَسلَا بِهِ قَلْبِى، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ائْتِنِى بِالسكِينَةِ، فَذَرَّاهَا فِى قَلْبِى، ثُمَّ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: حَصِّنْهُ يَعْنِى خُطَّهُ واخْتِمْ عَلَيْه بِخَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّة، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: اجْعَلْهُ فِى كِفَّةٍ وَاجْعَلْ أَلفًا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ فِى كِفَّةٍ، فإِذَا أَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الأَلْفِ فَوْقَى أُشْفِقُ أَنْ يَخِرُّوا، فَقَالَ: لَوْ أَنَّ أُمَّتَهُ وُزِنَتْ بِهِ لَمَالَ بِهِمْ، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا وَتَرَكَانِى وَفَرِقْتُ فَرَقًا شَدِيدًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى أُمِّى فأَخْبَرتُهَا بِالَّذِى لَقِيتُهُ فَأَشْفَقَتْ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ الْتُبِسَ بِى فَقَالَتْ: أُعِيذُكَ باللهِ فَرحَلت بِعِيرًا لَهَا فَجَعَلَتنِى عَلَى الرَّحْلِ وَرَكِبَتْ خَلْفِى حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا أُمِّى، فَقَالَتْ: أَدَّيْتُ أَمَانَتى وَذِمَّتى، وَحَدَّثَتها بِالَّذِى لَقِيتُ، فَلَمَ يَرُعْهَا ذَلِكَ، قَالَتْ: إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ حِينَ خَرَجَ مِنِّى نُورًا أَضاءَتْ مِنْهُ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ".