Abu Rifa'a al-'Adawi said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was speaking [i.e. on Jumu'a]. I said, 'Messenger, a stranger man has come to ask about his deen. He does not know what his deen is.' He turned to me and stopped speaking. He was brought a chair which I think had iron legs. (Hamid [one of the transmitters] said, 'I think that it was black wood like iron).'] He sat down on it and began to teach me what Allah had taught him. Then he finished his speech."

عَنْ أَبِي رِفَاعَةَ الْعَدَوِيِّ قَالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيَّ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَى بِكُرْسِيٍّ خِلْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ أُرَاهُ خَشَبًا أَسْوَدَ حَسَبُهُ حَدِيدًا فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَمَّ خُطْبَتَهُ آخِرَهَا

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.

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

"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.'"

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

"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)

أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَى بِكُرْسِيٍّ فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا

[AI] I came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was delivering a sermon. I said, "A stranger 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. Then a seat made of palm leaves with iron legs was brought, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat on it. Then he came to me and taught me what Allah had taught him. Afterwards, he returned to his sermon and completed it.

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ ثُمَّ أُتِي بِكُرْسِيٍّ خَلِبٍ قَوَائِمُهُ حَدِيدٌ فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عِلَّمَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا

"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)

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

"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)

أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ الْعَدَوِيُّ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى بِكُرْسِيٍّ خِلْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّهَا

"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)

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

[AI] 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.

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