Bashir's name in pre-Islamic days was Zahm ibn Ma'bad. When he migrated to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: What is your name? He replied: Zahm. He said: No, you are Bashir. He (Bashir) said: When I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he passed by the graves of the polytheists. He said: They lived before (a period of) abundant good. He said this three times. He then passed by the graves of Muslims. He said: They received abundant good. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ suddenly saw a man walking in shoes between the graves. He said: O man, wearing the shoes! Woe to thee! Take off thy shoes. So the man looked (round), When he recognized the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he took them off and threw them away.  

عَنْ بَشِيرٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ زَحْمُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ فَهَاجَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ قَالَ زَحْمٌ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتَ بَشِيرٌ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِقُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِقُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَحَانَتْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَظْرَةٌ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي فِي الْقُبُورِ عَلَيْهِ نَعْلاَنِ فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ وَيْحَكَ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَلَعَهُمَا فَرَمَى بِهِمَا  

“While I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he said: ‘O son of Khasasiyyah, why are you angry with Allah when you are walking with the Messenger of Allah?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I am not angry with Allah at all. Allah has bestowed all good on me.’ Then he passed by the graves of the Muslims and said: ‘They have caught up with a great deal of good.’ Then he passed by the graves of the idolaters and said: ‘They died before a great deal of good came to them.’ Then he turned and saw a man walking between the graves in his shoes and he said: ‘O you with the shoes, take them off.’” Muhammad bin Bashar narrated from Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi that he said: Abdullah bin Uthman used to say (about this hadith): "A good hadith and a reliable narrator."  

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ مَا تَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَصْبَحْتَ تُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ شَيْئًا كُلُّ خَيْرٍ قَدْ أَتَانِيهِ اللَّهُ فَمَرَّ عَلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثُمَّ مَرَّ عَلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ سَبَقَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً يَمْشِي بَيْنَ الْمَقَابِرِ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ أَلْقِهِمَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ يَقُولُ حَدِيثٌ جَيِّدٌ وَرَجُلٌ ثِقَةٌ  

[Machine] On the authority of Bashir, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I used to walk with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , holding his hand. He said to me, 'O son of Al-Khasasiah, why do you seek revenge on Allah? You walk with His Messenger.' I replied, 'I thought that I had sought revenge on Allah for something, but Allah has granted me all goodness.' He said, 'We approached the graves of the polytheists and he said, 'Indeed, these people have surpassed in goodness three times.' Then we approached the graves of the Muslims and he said, 'Indeed, these people have attained much goodness three times.' He said, 'Then he saw a man walking among the graves wearing two types of shoes, so he said, 'Woe to you, O owner of two shoes! Either remove both or wear them together.' The man looked, and when he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he took off his shoes."  

عَنْ بَشِيرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ آخِذًا بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ مَا أَصْبَحْتَ تَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ؟ أَصْبَحْتَ تُمَاشِي رَسُولَهُ قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ آخِذًا بِيَدِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا أَصْبَحْتُ أَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ شَيْئًا قَدْ أَعْطَانِي اللهُ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَقُولُهَا قَالَ فَبَصُرَ بِرَجُلٍ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ الْمَقَابِرِ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَكَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ  

[Machine] Bashir, the messenger of Allah ﷺ, narrated to me, and his name in the pre-Islamic era was Zahm bin Ma'bad. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What is your name?" He responded, "Zahm bin Ma'bad." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You are Bashir (meaning bearer of glad tidings)." So his name became Bashir. He said, "While I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said to me, 'O son of a noble! Why seek revenge against Allah? You have become someone who walks with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So I said, 'I do not seek revenge against Allah for anything. Every good has been done by the Prophet of Allah.' Then he went to the graves of the polytheists and said, 'These people were preceded by many good deeds.' He repeated this statement three times. Then he went to the graves of the Muslims and said, 'These people have attained much good.' He repeated this statement three times. While he was walking, he cast a glance and saw a man walking among the graves wearing sandals. He said, 'O wearer of the two sandals! Woe to you! Throw away your sandals.' So the man looked, and when he recognized the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he took off his sandals and threw them away.  

حَدَّثَنِي بَشِيرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ زَحْمُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا اسْمُكَ؟» قَالَ زَحْمُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَ بَشِيرٌ» فَكَانَ اسْمَهُ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ مَا تَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَصْبَحْتَ تُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ» فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللَّهِ شَيْئًا كُلُّ خَيْرٍ فَعَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ فَأَتَى عَلَى قُبُورٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِخَيْرٍ كَثِيرٍ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَمْشِي إِذْ حَانَتْ مِنْهُ نَظْرَةٌ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ عَلَيْهِ نَعْلَانِ فَقَالَ «يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ وَيْحَكَ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ» فَنَظَرَ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ فَرَمَى بِهِمَا  

[Machine] Narrated about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whose name in the pre-Islamic era was Zuhmah bin Ma'bad. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "Zuhmah bin Ma'bad." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You are Basheer (bearer of good news)." So, his name was changed to Basheer. I (i.e., the narrator) used to walk with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said to me, "O son of the washerwoman, why do you spend time with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while you seek revenge against Allah?" I replied, "I do not seek revenge against Allah for anything. Allah always does good to me." He then came to the graves of the polytheists and said, "Indeed, these people have been surpassed by a lot of good, three times." Then he came to the graves of the Muslims and said, "Indeed, these people have achieved a lot of good, three times." While he was walking, he cast his gaze upon a man walking among the graves, carrying two sandals. He said, "O owner of two sandals, woe be upon you! Throw away your sandals." The man looked up, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recognized him, he took off his sandals and threw them away. This is a Hadith that has been narrated.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ زَحْمَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ قَالَ زَحْمُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَ أَنْتَ بَشِيرٌ فَكَانَ اسْمَهُ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ مَا أَصْبَحْتَ تَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ تُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ شَيْئًا كُلُّ خَيْرٍ فَعَلَ بِيَ اللهُ فَأَتَى عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِخَيْرٍ كَثِيرٍ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَمْشِي إِذْ حَانَتْ مِنْهُ نَظْرَةٌ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ عَلَيْهِ نَعْلَانِ فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ وَيْحَكَ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ فَرَمَى بِهِمَا هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ  

"عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِى بَشِيرُ بْنُ نَهِيكٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثنَى بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ - وَكَانَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ سَمَّاهُ بَشِيرًا وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ قَبْلَ ذِلِكَ زَحم (* * *) - قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا أُمَاشِى رَسُول الله ﷺ آخِذًا بِيَدِهِ - أَوْ قَالَ: آخِذًا بِيَدِى - إِذْ قَالَ لِى: يَا بْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَة مَا أَصْبَحْتَ أَنقم (* * * *) عَلَى الله؟ أَصْبحْتَ تُمَاشِى رَسُولَ الله ﷺ ! ! قُلْتُ: لاَ أَنْقِمُ عَلَى الله شَيْئًا - بِأَبِى أَنْتَ وأُمِّى - كُل خيْرٍ صَنَعَ بِى الله، فَأَتَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ: سَبَقَ هَؤُلاَءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا. ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ نَظرَةٌ فإذا رجل يمشى بين القبور في النعلين فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتيْنِ (* * * * *) أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ الله ﷺ رَمَى بِهِمَا".