[Machine] I heard my grandfather, Aba Qirsafa, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying, "The beginning of my Islam was when I was an orphan between my mother and my aunt. I was more inclined towards my aunt, and I used to graze my sheep. My aunt used to advise me, saying, 'My son, do not go to this man,' referring to the Prophet ﷺ , 'so that he does not misguide you.' So, I would leave the sheep and go to the pasture, then I would go to the Prophet ﷺ and stay with him to listen to what he had to say. Then, I would return to my sheep, dry and exhausted. My aunt asked me, 'Why are your sheep dry and exhausted?' I replied, 'I don't know.' I went to him again the next day, and he did the same as he did on the first day, except this time I heard him say, 'O people, migrate and hold fast to Islam, for migration will not cease as long as there is jihad.' Then, I returned to my sheep as I did on the first day. I went to him again on the third day and I continued to stay with the Prophet ﷺ until I embraced Islam, pledged allegiance to him, shook hands with him, and complained to him about my aunt and my sheep. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, 'Bring the sheep to me.' So, I brought them, and he wiped his hands over their backs and chests and invoked blessings upon them. They became full of fat and milk. When I entered upon my aunt with them, she said, 'My son, graze them like this.' I said, 'Aunt, I have only been grazing them where I used to graze them every day, but let me tell you my story.' So, I informed her of the story of my encounter with the Prophet ﷺ and told her about his character and his words. My mother and my aunt said to me, 'Go with us to him.' So, I went with my mother and my aunt, embraced Islam, pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we did not shake hands. This is the story of the Islam of my father Qirsafa and his migration to the Prophet ﷺ ." Ziyad said, "Abu Qirsafa used to reside in the land of Tihama."  

سَمِعْتُ جَدِّي أَبَا قِرْصَافَةَ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كَانَ بَدْءُ إِسْلَامِي أَنِّي كُنْتُ يَتِيمًا بَيْنَ أُمِّي وَخَالَتِي فَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَيْلِي إِلَى خَالَتِي وَكُنْتُ أَرْعَى شُوَيْهَاتٍ لِي وَكَانَتْ خَالَتِي كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَقُولُ لِي يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَمُرَّ إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَيُغْوِيَكَ ويُضِلَّكَ فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ حَتَّى آتِيَ الْمَرْعَى فَأَتْرُكَ شُوَيْهَاتِي ثُمَّ آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَا أَزَالُ عِنْدَهُ أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَرُوحُ بِغَنَمِي ضُمَّرًا يَابِسَاتِ الضُّرُوعِ وَقَالَتْ لِي خَالَتِي مَا لِغَنَمِكَ يَابِسَاتِ الضُّرُوعِ؟ قُلْتُ مَا أَدْرِي ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْيَوْمَ الثَّانِيَ فَفَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْيَوْمَ الْأَوَّلَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَاجِرُوا وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنَّ الْهِجْرَةَ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ مَا دَامَ الْجِهَادُ» ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَجَعْتُ بِغَنَمي كَمَا رَجَعْتُ الْيَوْمَ الْأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى أَسْلَمْتُ وَبَايَعْتُهُ وصافَحْتُهُ بِيَدِي وشَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَمْرَ خَالَتِي وَأَمْرَ غَنَمِي فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «جِئْني بِالشِّياهِ» فَجِئْتُهُ بِهِنَّ فَمَسَحَ ظُهُورَهُنَّ وضُرُوعَهُنَّ وَدَعَا فِيهِنَّ بِالْبَرَكَةِ فَامْتَلَأَتْ شَحْمًا وَلَبَنًا فَلَمَّا دَخَلْتُ عَلَى خَالَتِي بِهِنَّ قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ هَكَذَا فَارْعَ قُلْتُ يَا خَالَةُ مَا رَعَيْتُ إِلَّا حَيْثُ كُنْتُ أَرْعَى كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَلَكِنْ أُخْبِرُكِ بِقِصَّتي فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِالْقِصَّةِ وَإِتْيانِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِسِيرَتِهِ وَبِكَلَامِهِ فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي وَخَالَتِي اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَيْهِ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا وَأُمِّي وَخَالَتِي فَأَسْلَمْنَ وبايَعْنَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا صَافَحْنَ فَهَذَا مَا كَانَ مِنْ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي قِرْصَافَةَ وَهِجْرَتِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ زِيَادٌ «وَكَانَ أَبُو قِرْصَافَةَ يَسْكُنُ أَرْضَ تِهَامَةَ»