Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans ˹before Prophet Muhammad˺ - those ˹among them˺ who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.  

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ  

Indeed, those who have believed ˹in Prophet Muhammad˺ and those ˹before Him˺ who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those ˹among them˺ who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.  

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصَّابِئُونَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ  

Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and those who associated with Allah - Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, over all things, Witness.  

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَالَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالصَّابِئِينَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ وَالْمَجُوسَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ  

Once we were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator ʿAuf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was ʿUmar bin Al- Khattab. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, ʿUmar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet ﷺ got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet ﷺ stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you." Then the Prophet ﷺ proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator ʿAuf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and ʿAli, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet ﷺ and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet ﷺ asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet ﷺ gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Messenger of Allah ﷺ) Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet ﷺ said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu ʿAbdullah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The SʿAbis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms."  

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِنَّا أَسْرَيْنَا حَتَّى كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا وَقْعَةً وَلاَ وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلاَّ حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلاَنٌ ثُمَّ فُلاَنٌ ثُمَّ فُلاَنٌ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ فَنَسِيَ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ يُوقَظْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ لأَنَّا لاَ نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً جَلِيدًا فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ لِصَوْتِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ شَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ قَالَ لاَ ضَيْرَ أَوْ لاَ يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا فَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِالْوَضُوءِ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلاَنُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلاَ مَاءَ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ ثُمَّ سَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلاَنًا كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ نَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ اذْهَبَا فَابْتَغِيَا الْمَاءَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَتَلَقَّيَا امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالاَ لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ قَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفًا قَالاَ لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ قَالاَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتِ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ قَالاَ هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَفَرَّغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَأَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِيَ وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ اسْقُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرَ ذَاكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ وَهْىَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يُفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُقْلِعَ عَنْهَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مِلأَةً مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتَدَأَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لَهَا فَجَمَعُوا لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسَوِيقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا فَجَعَلُوهَا فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا قَالَ لَهَا تَعْلَمِينَ مَا رَزِئْنَا مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الَّذِي أَسْقَانَا فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَنْهُمْ قَالُوا مَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلاَنَةُ قَالَتِ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلاَنِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ فَفَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لأَسْحَرُ النَّاسِ مِنْ بَيْنِ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَقَالَتْ بِإِصْبَعَيْهَا الْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ فَرَفَعَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَعْنِي السَّمَاءَ وَالأَرْضَ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَقًّا فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلاَ يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا مَا أُرَى أَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ الْقَوْمَ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الإِسْلاَمِ  

Ibn ʿAbbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of Abu Dhar's conversion to Islam?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Abu Dhar said: I was a man from the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in Mecca, claiming to be a Prophet. ! said to my brother, 'Go to that man and talk to him and bring me his news.' He set out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is the news with you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this little information.' So, I took a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards Mecca. Neither did I know him (i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ), nor did I like to ask anyone about him. I Kept on drinking Zam zam water and staying in the Mosque. Then ʿAli passed by me and said, 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything, nor did I tell him anything. Next morning I went to the Mosque to ask about the Prophet but no-one told me anything about him. ʿAli passed by me again and asked, 'Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Come along with me.' He asked me, 'What is your business? What has brought you to this town?' I said to him, 'If you keep my secret, I will tell you.' He said, 'I will do,' I said to him, 'We have heard that a person has appeared here, claiming to be a Prophet. I sent my brother to speak to him and when he returned, he did not bring a satisfactory report; so I thought of meeting him personally.' ʿAli said (to Abu Dhar), 'You have reached your goal; I am going to him just now, so follow me, and wherever I enter, enter after me. If I should see someone who may cause you trouble, I will stand near a wall pretending to mend my shoes (as a warning), and you should go away then.' ʿAli proceeded and I accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him to the Prophet ﷺ to whom I said, 'Present (the principles of) Islam to me.' When he did, I embraced Islam 'immediately. He said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Keep your conversion as a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to us. ' I said, 'By H him Who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e. the infidels),' Abu Dhar went to the Mosque, where some people from Quraish were present, and said, 'O folk of Quraish ! I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I (also) testify that Muhammad is Allah's Slave and His Apostle.' (Hearing that) the Quraishi men said, 'Get at this Sabi (i.e. Muslim) !' They got up and beat me nearly to death. Al ʿAbbas saw me and threw himself over me to protect me. He then faced them and said, 'Woe to you! You want to kill a man from the tribe of Ghifar, although your trade and your communications are through the territory of Ghifar?' They therefore left me. The next morning I returned (to the Mosque) and said the same as I have said on the previous day. They again said, 'Get at this Sabi!' I was treated in the same way as on the previous day, and again Al-Abbas found me and threw himself over me to protect me and told them the same as he had said the day before.' So, that was the conversion of Abu Dhar (may Allah be Merciful to him) to Islam."  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مِنْ غِفَارٍ فَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَدْ خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ لأَخِي انْطَلِقْ إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ كَلِّمْهُ وَأْتِنِي بِخَبَرِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ فَلَقِيَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقُلْتُ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً يَأْمُرُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَمْ تَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ فَأَخَذْتُ جِرَابًا وَعَصًا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلْتُ لاَ أَعْرِفُهُ وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَأَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ وَأَكُونُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ غَرِيبٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ لاَ يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ وَلاَ أُخْبِرُهُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لأَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُنِي عَنْهُ بِشَىْءٍ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا نَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ يَعْرِفُ مَنْزِلَهُ بَعْدُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ انْطَلِقْ مَعِي قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا أَمْرُكَ وَمَا أَقْدَمَكَ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنْ كَتَمْتَ عَلَىَّ أَخْبَرْتُكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَفْعَلُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ هَا هُنَا رَجُلٌ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَأَرْسَلْتُ أَخِي لِيُكَلِّمَهُ فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَشَدْتَ هَذَا وَجْهِي إِلَيْهِ فَاتَّبِعْنِي ادْخُلْ حَيْثُ أَدْخُلُ فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَخَافُهُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ إِلَى الْحَائِطِ كَأَنِّي أُصْلِحُ نَعْلِي وَامْضِ أَنْتَ فَمَضَى وَمَضَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اعْرِضْ عَلَىَّ الإِسْلاَمَ فَعَرَضَهُ فَأَسْلَمْتُ مَكَانِي فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اكْتُمْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ وَارْجِعْ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ ظُهُورُنَا فَأَقْبِلْ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ فَجَاءَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقُرَيْشٌ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَقَامُوا فَضُرِبْتُ لأَمُوتَ فَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَىَّ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلاً مِنْ غِفَارَ وَمَتْجَرُكُمْ وَمَمَرُّكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارَ فَأَقْلَعُوا عَنِّي فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَصْبَحْتُ الْغَدَ رَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ بِالأَمْسِ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَصُنِعَ {بِي} مِثْلَ مَا صُنِعَ بِالأَمْسِ وَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ بِالأَمْسِ قَالَ فَكَانَ هَذَا أَوَّلَ إِسْلاَمِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ  

Ibn ʿAbbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of Abu Dhar's conversion to Islam?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Abu Dhar said: I was a man from the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in Mecca, claiming to be a Prophet. ! said to my brother, 'Go to that man and talk to him and bring me his news.' He set out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is the news with you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this little information.' So, I took a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards Mecca. Neither did I know him (i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ), nor did I like to ask anyone about him. I Kept on drinking Zam zam water and staying in the Mosque. Then ʿAli passed by me and said, 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything, nor did I tell him anything. Next morning I went to the Mosque to ask about the Prophet but no-one told me anything about him. ʿAli passed by me again and asked, 'Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Come along with me.' He asked me, 'What is your business? What has brought you to this town?' I said to him, 'If you keep my secret, I will tell you.' He said, 'I will do,' I said to him, 'We have heard that a person has appeared here, claiming to be a Prophet. I sent my brother to speak to him and when he returned, he did not bring a satisfactory report; so I thought of meeting him personally.' ʿAli said (to Abu Dhar), 'You have reached your goal; I am going to him just now, so follow me, and wherever I enter, enter after me. If I should see someone who may cause you trouble, I will stand near a wall pretending to mend my shoes (as a warning), and you should go away then.' ʿAli proceeded and I accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him to the Prophet ﷺ to whom I said, 'Present (the principles of) Islam to me.' When he did, I embraced Islam 'immediately. He said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Keep your conversion as a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to us. ' I said, 'By H him Who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e. the infidels),' Abu Dhar went to the Mosque, where some people from Quraish were present, and said, 'O folk of Quraish ! I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I (also) testify that Muhammad is Allah's Slave and His Apostle.' (Hearing that) the Quraishi men said, 'Get at this Sabi (i.e. Muslim) !' They got up and beat me nearly to death. Al ʿAbbas saw me and threw himself over me to protect me. He then faced them and said, 'Woe to you! You want to kill a man from the tribe of Ghifar, although your trade and your communications are through the territory of Ghifar?' They therefore left me. The next morning I returned (to the Mosque) and said the same as I have said on the previous day. They again said, 'Get at this Sabi!' I was treated in the same way as on the previous day, and again Al-Abbas found me and threw himself over me to protect me and told them the same as he had said the day before.' So, that was the conversion of Abu Dhar (may Allah be Merciful to him) to Islam." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3522)  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْ غِفَارٍ فَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ لِأَخِي انْطَلِقْ إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَكَلِّمْهُ وَائْتِنِي بِخَبَرِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ فَلَقِيَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقُلْتُ مَا عِنْدَكَ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا يَأْمُرُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الشَّرِّ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَمْ يَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ جِرَابًا وَعَصَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَعْرِفُهُ وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَأَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ وَأَكُونُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ غَرِيبٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ لَا يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ وَلَا أُخْبِرُهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ لَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لِأَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُنِي عَنْهُ بِشَيْءٍ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ مَنْزِلَهُ بَعْدُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ انْطَلِقْ مَعِي فَقَالَ مَا أَقْدَمَكَ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةَ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنْ كَتَمْتَ عَلَيَّ أَخْبَرْتُكَ؟ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَفْعَلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا رَجُلٌ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَأَرْسَلْتُ أَخِي لِيُكَلِّمَهُ فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَشَدْتَ هَذَا وَجْهِي فَاتَّبِعْنِي وَادْخُلْ حَيْثُ أَدْخَلُ فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَخَافَهُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ إِلَى الْحَائِطِ أُصْلِحُ نَعْلِي وَامْضِ أَنْتَ قَالَ فَمَضَى وَمَضَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْرِضْ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ مَكَانِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اكْتُمْ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَارْجِعْ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ ظُهُورُنَا فَأَقْبِلْ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ فَجَاءَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقُرَيْشٍ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَقَامُوا فَضُرِبْتُ لِأَمُوتَ فَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ وَمَتْجَرُكُمْ وَمَمَرُّكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارٍ فَأَقْلَعُوا عَنِّي فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ الْغَدَ رَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ بِالْأَمْسِ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ بِالْأَمْسِ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ  

When ʿUmar embraced Islam, all The (disbelieving) people gathered around his home and said, "ʿUmar has embraced Islam." At that time I was still a boy and was on the roof of my house. There came a man wearing a cloak of Dibaj (i.e. a kind of silk), and said, "ʿUmar has embraced Islam. Nobody can harm him for I am his protector." I then saw the people going away from ʿUmar and asked who the man was, and they said, "Al-ʿAs bin Wail."  

لَمَّا أَسْلَمَ عُمَرُ اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عِنْدَ دَارِهِ وَقَالُوا صَبَا عُمَرُ وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ فَوْقَ ظَهْرِ بَيْتِي فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ قَبَاءٌ مِنْ دِيبَاجٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ صَبَا عُمَرُ فَمَا ذَاكَ فَأَنَا لَهُ جَارٌ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ تَصَدَّعُوا عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا الْعَاصِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ  

We set out from our tribe Ghafir who look upon the prohibited months as permissible months. I and my brother Unais and our mother stayed with our maternal uncle who treated us well. The men of his tribe fell jealous and they said: When you are anay from your house, Unais commits adultery with your wife. Our -naternal uncle came and he accused us of the sin which was conveyed to him. I said: You have undone the good you did to us. We cannot stay with you after this. We came to our camels and loaded (our) luggage. Our maternal uncle began to weep covering himself with (a piece of) cloth. We proceeded on until we encamped by the side of Mecca. Unais cast lot on the camels (we had) and an equal number (above that). They both went to a Kahin and he made Unais win and Unais came with our camels and an equal number along with them. He (Abu Dharr) said: My nephew, I used to observe prayer three years before my meeting with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: For whom did you say prayer? He said: For Allah. I said: To which direction did you turn your face (for observing prayer)? He said: I used to turn my face as Allah has directed me to turn my face. I used to observe the night prayer at the time of the end of night and I fell down in prostration like the mantle until the sun rose over me. Unais said: I have a work in Mecca, so you better stay here. Unais went until he came to Mecca and he came to me late. I said: What did you do? He said: I met a person in Mecca who is on your religion and he claims that verily it is Allah Who has sent him. I said: What do the people say about him? He said: They say that he is a poet or a Kahin or a magician. Unais who was himself one of the poets said. I have heard the words of a Kahin but his words in no way resemble his (words). And 1 also compared his words to the verses of poets but such words cannot be uttered by any poet. By Allah, he is truthful and they are liars. Then I said: you stay here, until I go, so that I should see him. He said: I came to Mecca and I selected an insignificant person from amongst them and said to him: Where is he whom you call as-Sabi? He pointed out towards me saying: He is Sabi. Thereupon the people of the valley attacked me with sods and bows until I fell down unconscious. I stood up after havin. regained my consciousness and I found as if I was a red idol. I came to Zamzarn and washed blood from me and drank water from it and listen, O son of my brother, I stayed there for thirty nights or days and there was no food for me but the water of Zamzarn. And I became so bulky that there appeared wrinkles upon my stomach, and I did not feel any hunger in my stomach. It was during this time that the people of Mecca slept in the moonlit night and none was there to eircumambulate the House but only two women who had been invoking the name of Isafa, and Na'ila (the two idols). They came to me while in their circuit and I said: Marry one with the other, but they did not dissuade from their invoking. They came to me and I said to them: Insert wood (in the idols' private parts). (I said this to them in such plain words) as I could not express in metaphorical terms. These women went away crying and saying: Had there been one amongst our people (he would have taught a lesson to you for the obscene words used for our idols before us). These women met Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr who had also been coming down the hill. He asked them: What has happened to you? They said: There is Sabi, who has hidden himself between the Ka'ba and its curtain. He said: What did he say to you? They said: He uttered such words before us as we cannot express. Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and he kissed the Black Stone and circumambulated the House along with his Companion and then observed prayer, and when he had finished his prayer, Abu Dharr said: I was the first to greet him with the salutation of peace and uttered (these words) in this way; Allah's Messen- ger, may there be peace upon you, whereupon he said: It may be upon you too and the mercy of Allah. He then said: Who are you? I said: From the tribe of Ghifar. He leaned his hand and placed his finger on his forehead and I said to myself: Perhaps he has not liked it that I belong to the tribe of Ghifar. I attempted to catch hold of his hand but his friend who knew about him more than I dissuaded me f rom doing so. He then lifted his head and said: Since how long have you been here? I said: I have been here for the last thirty nights or days. He said: Who has been feeding you? I said: There has been no food for me but the water of Zamzam. I have grown so bulky that there appear wrinkles upon my stomach and I do not feel any hunger. He said: It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. Thereupon Abu Bakr said: Messenger of Allah, let me serve as a host to him for tonight, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded forth and so did Abu Bakr and I went along with them. Abu Bakr opened the door and then he brought for us the raisins of Ta'if and that was the first food which I ate there. Then I stayed as long as I had to stay. I then came to Allah's Messenaer ﷺ and he said: I have been shown the land abound- ing in trees and I think it cannot be but that of Yathrib (that is the old name of Medina). You are a preacher to your people on my behalf. I hope Allah would benefit them through you and He would reward you. I came to Unais and he said: What have you done? I said: I have done that I have embraced Islam and I have testified (to the prophethood of Messenger of Allah). He said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify (to the prophethood of Muhammad). Then both of us came to our mother and she said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify to the prophethood of Muhammad. We then loaded our camels and came to our tribe Ghifir and half of the tribe embraced Islam and their chief was Aimi' b. Rahada Ghifirl and he was their leader and hall of the tribe said: We will embrace Islam when Messenger of Allah (may p,. ace be upon him) would come to Medina, and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina the remaining half also embraced Islam. Then a tribe Aslam came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, we also embrace Islam like our brothers who have embraced Islam. And they also embraced Islam. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and Allah saved (from destruction) the tribe of Aslam.  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ قَوْمِنَا غِفَارٍ وَكَانُوا يُحِلُّونَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَخِي أُنَيْسٌ وَأُمُّنَا فَنَزَلْنَا عَلَى خَالٍ لَنَا فَأَكْرَمَنَا خَالُنَا وَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا فَحَسَدَنَا قَوْمُهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ خَالَفَ إِلَيْهِمْ أُنَيْسٌ فَجَاءَ خَالُنَا فَنَثَا عَلَيْنَا الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى مِنْ مَعْرُوفِكَ فَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَهُ وَلاَ جِمَاعَ لَكَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ فَقَرَّبْنَا صِرْمَتَنَا فَاحْتَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَتَغَطَّى خَالُنَا ثَوْبَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ فَنَافَرَ أُنَيْسٌ عَنْ صِرْمَتِنَا وَعَنْ مِثْلِهَا فَأَتَيَا الْكَاهِنَ فَخَيَّرَ أُنَيْسًا فَأَتَانَا أُنَيْسٌ بِصِرْمَتِنَا وَمِثْلِهَا مَعَهَا قَالَ وَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ قُلْتُ لِمَنْ قَالَ لِلَّهِ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ تَوَجَّهُ قَالَ أَتَوَجَّهُ حَيْثُ يُوَجِّهُنِي رَبِّي أُصَلِّي عِشَاءً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ أُلْقِيتُ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ حَتَّى تَعْلُوَنِي الشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ أُنَيْسٌ إِنَّ لِي حَاجَةً بِمَكَّةَ فَاكْفِنِي فَانْطَلَقَ أُنَيْسٌ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ فَرَاثَ عَلَىَّ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ لَقِيتُ رَجُلاً بِمَكَّةَ عَلَى دِينِكَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَهُ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ كَاهِنٌ سَاحِرٌ وَكَانَ أُنَيْسٌ أَحَدَ الشُّعَرَاءِ قَالَ أُنَيْسٌ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكَهَنَةِ فَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِهِمْ وَلَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ قَوْلَهُ عَلَى أَقْرَاءِ الشِّعْرِ فَمَا يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَنَّهُ شِعْرٌ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ فَأَنْظُرَ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَتَضَعَّفْتُ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَدْعُونَهُ الصَّابِئَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ الصَّابِئَ فَمَالَ عَلَىَّ أَهْلُ الْوَادِي بِكُلِّ مَدَرَةٍ وَعَظْمٍ حَتَّى خَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَىَّ قَالَ فَارْتَفَعْتُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعْتُ كَأَنِّي نُصُبٌ أَحْمَرُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ زَمْزَمَ فَغَسَلْتُ عَنِّي الدِّمَاءَ وَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ مَائِهَا وَلَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ثَلاَثِينَ بَيْنَ لَيْلَةٍ وَيَوْمٍ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَمْرَاءَ إِضْحِيَانَ إِذْ ضُرِبَ عَلَى أَسْمِخَتِهِمْ فَمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ مِنْهُمْ تَدْعُوَانِ إِسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ قَالَ فَأَتَتَا عَلَىَّ فِي طَوَافِهِمَا فَقُلْتُ أَنْكِحَا أَحَدَهُمَا الأُخْرَى قَالَ فَمَا تَنَاهَتَا عَنْ قَوْلِهِمَا قَالَ فَأَتَتَا عَلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ هَنٌ مِثْلُ الْخَشَبَةِ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لاَ أَكْنِي فَانْطَلَقَتَا تُوَلْوِلاَنِ وَتَقُولاَنِ لَوْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَنْفَارِنَا قَالَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا هَابِطَانِ قَالَ مَا لَكُمَا قَالَتَا الصَّابِئُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا قَالَ مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا قَالَتَا إِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلأُ الْفَمَ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ وَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ هُوَ وَصَاحِبُهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَكُنْتُ أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ الإِسْلاَمِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ فَوَضَعَ أَصَابِعَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِ انْتَمَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ فَذَهَبْتُ آخُذُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَدَعَنِي صَاحِبُهُ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَتَى كُنْتَ هَا هُنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ قَدْ كُنْتُ هَا هُنَا مُنْذُ ثَلاَثِينَ بَيْنَ لَيْلَةٍ وَيَوْمٍ قَالَ فَمَنْ كَانَ يُطْعِمُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا أَجِدُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ إِنَّهَا مُبَارَكَةٌ إِنَّهَا طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي طَعَامِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَفَتَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَابًا فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ لَنَا مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوَّلَ طَعَامٍ أَكَلْتُهُ بِهَا ثُمَّ غَبَرْتُ مَا غَبَرْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِّهَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ نَخْلٍ لاَ أُرَاهَا إِلاَّ يَثْرِبَ فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُبَلِّغٌ عَنِّي قَوْمَكَ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَنْفَعَهُمْ بِكَ وَيَأْجُرَكَ فِيهِمْ فَأَتَيْتُ أُنَيْسًا فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ قُلْتُ صَنَعْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا أُمَّنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَاحْتَمَلْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَوْمَنَا غِفَارًا فَأَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمْ وَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِيمَاءُ بْنُ رَحَضَةَ الْغِفَارِيُّ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَهُمْ وَقَالَ نِصْفُهُمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمْنَا فَقَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمُ الْبَاقِي وَجَاءَتْ أَسْلَمُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَتُنَا نُسْلِمُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَسْلَمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غِفَارُ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ  

We set out from our tribe Ghafir who look upon the prohibited months as permissible months. I and my brother Unais and our mother stayed with our maternal uncle who treated us well. The men of his tribe fell jealous and they said: When you are anay from your house, Unais commits adultery with your wife. Our -naternal uncle came and he accused us of the sin which was conveyed to him. I said: You have undone the good you did to us. We cannot stay with you after this. We came to our camels and loaded (our) luggage. Our maternal uncle began to weep covering himself with (a piece of) cloth. We proceeded on until we encamped by the side of Mecca. Unais cast lot on the camels (we had) and an equal number (above that). They both went to a Kahin and he made Unais win and Unais came with our camels and an equal number along with them. He (Abu Dharr) said: My nephew, I used to observe prayer three years before my meeting with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: For whom did you say prayer? He said: For Allah. I said: To which direction did you turn your face (for observing prayer)? He said: I used to turn my face as Allah has directed me to turn my face. I used to observe the night prayer at the time of the end of night and I fell down in prostration like the mantle until the sun rose over me. Unais said: I have a work in Mecca, so you better stay here. Unais went until he came to Mecca and he came to me late. I said: What did you do? He said: I met a person in Mecca who is on your religion and he claims that verily it is Allah Who has sent him. I said: What do the people say about him? He said: They say that he is a poet or a Kahin or a magician. Unais who was himself one of the poets said. I have heard the words of a Kahin but his words in no way resemble his (words). And 1 also compared his words to the verses of poets but such words cannot be uttered by any poet. By Allah, he is truthful and they are liars. Then I said: you stay here, until I go, so that I should see him. He said: I came to Mecca and I selected an insignificant person from amongst them and said to him: Where is he whom you call as-Sabi? He pointed out towards me saying: He is Sabi. Thereupon the people of the valley attacked me with sods and bows until I fell down unconscious. I stood up after havin. regained my consciousness and I found as if I was a red idol. I came to Zamzarn and washed blood from me and drank water from it and listen, O son of my brother, I stayed there for thirty nights or days and there was no food for me but the water of Zamzarn. And I became so bulky that there appeared wrinkles upon my stomach, and I did not feel any hunger in my stomach. It was during this time that the people of Mecca slept in the moonlit night and none was there to eircumambulate the House but only two women who had been invoking the name of Isafa, and Na'ila (the two idols). They came to me while in their circuit and I said: Marry one with the other, but they did not dissuade from their invoking. They came to me and I said to them: Insert wood (in the idols' private parts). (I said this to them in such plain words) as I could not express in metaphorical terms. These women went away crying and saying: Had there been one amongst our people (he would have taught a lesson to you for the obscene words used for our idols before us). These women met Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr who had also been coming down the hill. He asked them: What has happened to you? They said: There is Sabi, who has hidden himself between the Ka'ba and its curtain. He said: What did he say to you? They said: He uttered such words before us as we cannot express. Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and he kissed the Black Stone and circumambulated the House along with his Companion and then observed prayer, and when he had finished his prayer, Abu Dharr said: I was the first to greet him with the salutation of peace and uttered (these words) in this way; Allah's Messen- ger, may there be peace upon you, whereupon he said: It may be upon you too and the mercy of Allah. He then said: Who are you? I said: From the tribe of Ghifar. He leaned his hand and placed his finger on his forehead and I said to myself: Perhaps he has not liked it that I belong to the tribe of Ghifar. I attempted to catch hold of his hand but his friend who knew about him more than I dissuaded me f rom doing so. He then lifted his head and said: Since how long have you been here? I said: I have been here for the last thirty nights or days. He said: Who has been feeding you? I said: There has been no food for me but the water of Zamzam. I have grown so bulky that there appear wrinkles upon my stomach and I do not feel any hunger. He said: It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. Thereupon Abu Bakr said: Messenger of Allah, let me serve as a host to him for tonight, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded forth and so did Abu Bakr and I went along with them. Abu Bakr opened the door and then he brought for us the raisins of Ta'if and that was the first food which I ate there. Then I stayed as long as I had to stay. I then came to Allah's Messenaer ﷺ and he said: I have been shown the land abound- ing in trees and I think it cannot be but that of Yathrib (that is the old name of Medina). You are a preacher to your people on my behalf. I hope Allah would benefit them through you and He would reward you. I came to Unais and he said: What have you done? I said: I have done that I have embraced Islam and I have testified (to the prophethood of Messenger of Allah). He said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify (to the prophethood of Muhammad). Then both of us came to our mother and she said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify to the prophethood of Muhammad. We then loaded our camels and came to our tribe Ghifir and half of the tribe embraced Islam and their chief was Aimi' b. Rahada Ghifirl and he was their leader and hall of the tribe said: We will embrace Islam when Messenger of Allah (may p,. ace be upon him) would come to Medina, and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina the remaining half also embraced Islam. Then a tribe Aslam came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, we also embrace Islam like our brothers who have embraced Islam. And they also embraced Islam. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and Allah saved (from destruction) the tribe of Aslam. (Using translation from Muslim 2473a)   

أَبُو ذَرٍّ خَرَجْنَا مِنْ قَوْمِنَا غِفَارٍ وَكَانُوا يُحِلُّونَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ أَنَا وَأَخِي أُنَيْسٌ وَأُمُّنَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا عَلَى خَالٍ لَنَا ذِي مَالٍ وَذِي هَيْئَةٍ فَأَكْرَمَنَا خَالُنَا وَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا فَحَسَدَنَا قَوْمُهُ فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّكَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ خَلَفَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ أُنَيْسٌ فَجَاءَ خَالُنَا فَنَثَا عَلَيْهِ مَا قِيلَ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى مِنْ مَعْرُوفِكَ فَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَهُ وَلَا جِمَاعَ لَنَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ قَالَ فَقَرَّبْنَا صِرْمَتَنَا فَاحْتَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا وَتَغَطَّى خَالُنَا ثَوْبَهُ وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ فَنَافَرَ أُنَيْسٌ رَجُلًا عَنْ صِرْمَتِنَا وَعَنْ مِثْلِهَا فَأَتَيَا الْكَاهِنَ فَخَيَّرَ أُنَيْسًا فَأَتَانَا بِصِرْمَتِنَا وَمِثْلِهَا وَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ لِلَّهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ تَوَجَّهُ؟قَالَ حَيْثُ وَجَّهَنِي اللهُ قَالَ وَأُصَلِّي عِشَاءً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ أُلْقِيتُ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ قَالَ يَعْنِي خِبَاءً تَعْلُوَنِي الشَّمْسُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أُنَيْسٌ إِنَّ لِي حَاجَةً بِمَكَّةَ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى آتِيَكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَرَاثَ عَلَيَّ ثُمَّ أَتَانِي فَقُلْتُ مَا حَبَسَكَ؟ قَالَ لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللهَ أَرْسَلَهُ عَلَى دِينِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ لَهُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ شَاعِرٌ وَسَاحِرٌ وَكَاهِنٌ وَكَانَ أُنَيْسٌ شَاعِرًا قَالَ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكُهَّانِ فَمَا يَقُولُ بِقَوْلِهِمْ وَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ قَوْلَهُ عَلَى أَقْرَاءِ الشِّعْرِ فَوَاللهِ مَا يَلْتَامُ لِسَانُ أَحَدٍ أَنَّهُ شِعْرٌ وَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ هَلْ أَنْتَ كَافِيَّ حَتَّى أَنْطَلِقَ فَأَنْظُرَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ عَلَى حَذَرٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ شَنِفُوا لَهُ وَتَجَهَّمُوا لَهُ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ شَئِفُوا لَهُ وَقَالَ بَهْزٌ سَبَقُوا لَهُ وَقَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ شَفَوْا لَهُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ فَتَضَعَّفْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي تَدْعُونَهُ الصَّابِئَ؟ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ الصَّابِئُ قَالَ فَمَالَ أَهْلُ الْوَادِي عَلَيَّ بِكُلِّ مَدَرَةٍ وَعَظْمٍ حَتَّى خَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيَّ فَارْتَفَعْتُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعْتُ كَأَنِّي نُصُبٌ أَحْمَرُفَأَتَيْتُ زَمْزَمَ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ مَائِهَا وَغَسَلْتُ عَنِّي الدَّمَ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا فَلَبِثْتُ بِهِ ابْنَ أَخِي ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ وَمَا لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سَخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَمْرَاءَ إِضْحِيَانٍ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ إِصْحِيَانٍ وَقَالَ بَهْزٌ إِضْحِيَانٍ وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ فَضَرَبَ اللهُ عَلَى أَصْمِخَةِ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ فَمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ غَيْرُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ وَهُمَا تَدْعُوَانِ إِسَافَ وَنَائِلَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَنْكِحُوا أَحَدَهُمَا الْآخَرَ فَمَا ثَنَاهُمَا ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ وَهَنٌ مِثْلُ الْخَشَبَةِ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَمْ أُكَنِّ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَتَا تُوَلْوِلَانِ وَتَقُولَانِ لَوْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَنْفَارِنَا قَالَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا هَابِطَانِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكُمَا فَقَالَتَا الصَّابِئُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا قَالَا مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا؟ قَالَتَا قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هُوَ وَصَاحِبُهُ حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ فَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِّي انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آخُذَ بِيَدِهِ فَقَذَفَنِي صَاحِبُهُ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِهِ مِنِّي قَالَ مَتَى كُنْتَ هَاهُنَا قَالَ كُنْتُ هَاهُنَا مُنْذُ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ لَيْلَةٍ وَيَوْمٍ قَالَ فَمَنْ كَانَ يُطْعِمُكَ؟ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ قَالَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا مُبَارَكَةٌ وَإِنَّهَا طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ائْذَنْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فِي طَعَامِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ فَفَعَلَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى فَتَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَابًا فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ لَنَا مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ قَالَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوَّلَ طَعَامٍ أَكَلْتُهُ بِهَا فَلَبِثْتُ مَا لَبِثْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي قَدْ وُجِّهَتْ إِلَيَّ أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ نَخْلٍ وَلَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا يَثْرِبَ فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُبَلِّغٌ عَنِّي قَوْمَكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَهُمْ بِكَ وَيَأْجُرَكَ فِيهِمْ؟ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ أَخِي أُنَيْسًا قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي صَنَعْتُ أَنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ قَالَ فَمَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا أُمَّنَا فَقَالَتْ فَمَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَتَحَمَّلْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَوْمَنَا غِفَارًا فَأَسْلَمَ بَعْضُهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَقَالَ يَعْنِي يَزِيدَ بِبَغْدَادَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ وَقَالَ بَهْزٌ إِخْوَانُنَا نُسْلِمُ وَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ وَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ خُفَافُبْنُ إِيمَاءِ بْنِ رَحَضَةَ الْغِفَارِيُّ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَالَ بَقِيَّتُهُمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْلَمْنَا فَقَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَسْلَمَ بَقِيَّتُهُمْ قَالَ وَجَاءَتْ أَسْلَمُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِخْوَانُنَا نُسْلِمُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَسْلَمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمُوا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللهُ وَقَالَ بَهْزٌ وَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِيمَاءُ بْنُ رَحَضَةَ وَقَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ إِيمَاءٌ  

Once we were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator ʿAuf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was ʿUmar bin Al- Khattab. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, ʿUmar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet ﷺ got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet ﷺ stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you." Then the Prophet ﷺ proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator ʿAuf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and ʿAli, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet ﷺ and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet ﷺ asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet ﷺ gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Messenger of Allah ﷺ) Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet ﷺ said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu ʿAbdullah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The SʿAbis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms." (Using translation from Bukhārī 344)  

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّا أَسْرَيْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ فَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ اسْتَيْقَظَ فُلَانٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ الرَّابِعُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ نُوقِظْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ؛ لِأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ لِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَكَوْا الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا يَضِيرُ ارْتَحِلُوا فَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِالْوَضُوءِ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلٍ مُعْتَزِلٍ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ ثُمَّ سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَكَى إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا كَانَ يُسَمِّيهِ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ وَنَسِيَهُ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّافَقَالَ اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَيَلْقَيَانِ امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ وَأَوْكَى أَفْوَاهَهُمَا فَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ اسْقُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ مَا يُفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ أَقْلَعَ عَنْهَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَشَدُّ مِلْأَةً مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتَدَأَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لَهَا فَجَمَعُوا لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ عَجْوَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ وَسُوَيْقَةٍ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا كَثِيرًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوا الثَّوْبَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللهِ مَا رَزِئْنَاكِ مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَنْهُمْ فَقَالُوامَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ فَقَالَتْ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ فَفَعَلَ بِمَائِي كَذَا وَكَذَا لِلَّذِي قَدْ كَانَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَقَالَتْ بِأُصْبُعَيْهَا الْوُسْطَى وَالسَّبَّابَةِ فَرَفَعَتْهُمَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ تَعْنِي السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَرَسُولُ اللهِ حَقًّا قَالَ وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدُ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَا حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا مَا أَرَى أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ يَدَعُونَكُمْ عَمْدًا ؟ فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ  

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا دَعَانِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَامَ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَوْمًا غُرَبَاءَ فَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّنَةُ فَأَحْمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ أُنَيْسًا إِلَى أَصْهَارٍ لَنَا بِأَعْلَى نَجْدٍ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْنَا بِهِمْ أَكْرَمُونَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ مَشَى إِلَى خَالِي فَقَالَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَيْسًا يُخَالِفُكَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ قَالَ فَخَفِقَ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَانْصَرَفْتُ فِي رَعِيَّةِ إِبِلِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ كَئِيبًا حَزِينًا يَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ مَا أَبْكَاكَ يَا خَالُ؟ فَأَعْلَمَنِي الْخَبَرَ فَقُلْتُ حَجَزَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّا نَخَافُ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَإِنْ كَانَ الزَّمَانُ قَدْ أَخَلَّ بِنَا وَلَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَ عَلَيْنَا صَفْوَ مَا ابْتَدَأْتَنَا بِهِ وَلَا سَبِيلَ إِلَى اجْتِمَاعٍ فَاحْتَمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَخِي إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مُدَافِعٌ عَلَى الْمَاءِ بِشِعْرٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا شَاعِرًا فَقُلْتُ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَخَرَجَ بِهِ اللَّجَاجُ حَتَّى دَافَعَ جُرَيْجَ بْنَ الصِّمَّةِ إِلَى صِرْمَتِهِ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَجُرَيْجٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَشْعَرُ مِنْ أَخِي فَتَقَاضَيَا إِلَى خِبَاءَ فَفَضَّلَتْ أَخِي عَلَى جُرَيْجٍ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ جُرَيْجًا خَطَبَهَا إِلَى أَبِيهَا فَقَالَتْ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ فَحَقَدَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَضَمَمْنَا صِرْمَتَهُ إِلَى صِرْمَتِنَا فَكَانَتْ لَنَا هَجْمَةٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَابْتَدَأْتُ بِالصَّفَا فَإِذَا عَلَيْهَا رِجَالَاتُ قُرَيْشٍ وَلَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ بِهَا صَابِئًا أَوْ مَجْنُونًا أَوْ شَاعِرًا أَوْ سَاحِرًا فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَزْعُمُونَهُ؟ فَقَالُوا هَا هُوَ ذَاكَ حَيْثُ تَرَى فَانْقَلَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا جُزْتُ عَنْهُمْ قِيدَ حَجَرٍ حَتَّى أَكَبُّوا عَلَيَّ كُلَّ عَظْمٍ وَحَجَرٍ وَمَدَرٍ فَضَرَّجُونِي بِدَمِي وَأَتَيْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ وَصُمْتُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا لَا آكُلُ وَلَا أَشْرَبُ إِلَّا مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ حَتَّى كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ قَمْرَاءُ إِضْحِيَانٌ أَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ طَافَتَا بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتَا إِسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ وَهُمَا وَثَنَانِ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمَا فَأَخْرَجْتُ رَأْسِي مِنْ تَحْتِ السُّتُورِ فَقُلْتُ احْمِلَا أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَغَضِبَتَا ثُمَّ قَالَتَا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ رِجَالُنَا حُضُورًا مَا تَكَلَّمْتَ بِهَذَا ثُمَّ وَلَّتَا فَخَرَجْتُ أَقْفُو آثَارَهُمَا حَتَّى لَقِيَتَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا أَنْتُمَا وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمَا؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمَا؟ وَمَا جَاءَ بِكُمَا؟» فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ تَرَكْتُمَا الصَّابِئَ؟» فَقَالَتَا تَرَكْنَاهُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «هَلْ قَالَ لَكُمَا شَيْئًا؟» قَالَتَا نَعَمْ وَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ وَمِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ؟ وَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟» فَأَنْشَأْتُ أُعْلِمُهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «مِنْ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَأْكُلُ وَتُشْرَبُ؟» فَقُلْتُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَطَعَامُ طُعْمٍ» وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أُعَشِّيَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي وَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِيَدِي حَتَّى وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِبَابِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَيْتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى بِزَبِيبٍ مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ فَجَعَلَ يُلْقِيهِ لَنَا قَبْضًا قَبْضًا وَنَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى تَمْلَأَنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ» فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ فَقَالَ لِي «إِنَّهُ قَدْ رُفِعَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ وَهِيَ ذَاتُ مَالٍ وَلَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا تِهَامَةَ فَاخْرُجْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى مَا دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ» قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي فَأَعْلَمْتُهُمُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَا مَا لَنَا رَغْبَةٌ عَنِ الدِّينِ الَّذِي دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ فَأَسْلَمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَعْلَمْتُ قَوْمِي فَقَالُوا إِنَّا قَدْ صَدَقْنَاكَ وَلَعَلَّنَا نَلْقَى مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَقِينَاهُ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ غِفَارٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَعْلَمَنَا مَا أَعْلَمْتَهُ وَقَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَشَهِدْنَا أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَتْ أَسْلَمُ وَخُزَاعَةُ فَقَالَتَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا قَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَدَخَلْنَا فِيمَا دَخَلَ فِيهِ إِخْوَانُنَا وَحُلَفَاؤُنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ وَغِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا» ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَأْلَهُ فِي جَاهِلِيَّتِكَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَقُومُ عِنْدَ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا أَزَالُ مُصَلِّيًا حَتَّى يُؤْذِيَنِي حَرُّهَا فَأَخَرُّ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ فَقَالَ لِي فَأَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَوَجَّهُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي إِلَّا حَيْثُ وَجَّهَنِي اللَّهُ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَإسناده صالح  

We set out from our tribe Ghafir who look upon the prohibited months as permissible months. I and my brother Unais and our mother stayed with our maternal uncle who treated us well. The men of his tribe fell jealous and they said: When you are anay from your house, Unais commits adultery with your wife. Our -naternal uncle came and he accused us of the sin which was conveyed to him. I said: You have undone the good you did to us. We cannot stay with you after this. We came to our camels and loaded (our) luggage. Our maternal uncle began to weep covering himself with (a piece of) cloth. We proceeded on until we encamped by the side of Mecca. Unais cast lot on the camels (we had) and an equal number (above that). They both went to a Kahin and he made Unais win and Unais came with our camels and an equal number along with them. He (Abu Dharr) said: My nephew, I used to observe prayer three years before my meeting with Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I said: For whom did you say prayer? He said: For Allah. I said: To which direction did you turn your face (for observing prayer)? He said: I used to turn my face as Allah has directed me to turn my face. I used to observe the night prayer at the time of the end of night and I fell down in prostration like the mantle until the sun rose over me. Unais said: I have a work in Mecca, so you better stay here. Unais went until he came to Mecca and he came to me late. I said: What did you do? He said: I met a person in Mecca who is on your religion and he claims that verily it is Allah Who has sent him. I said: What do the people say about him? He said: They say that he is a poet or a Kahin or a magician. Unais who was himself one of the poets said. I have heard the words of a Kahin but his words in no way resemble his (words). And 1 also compared his words to the verses of poets but such words cannot be uttered by any poet. By Allah, he is truthful and they are liars. Then I said: you stay here, until I go, so that I should see him. He said: I came to Mecca and I selected an insignificant person from amongst them and said to him: Where is he whom you call as-Sabi? He pointed out towards me saying: He is Sabi. Thereupon the people of the valley attacked me with sods and bows until I fell down unconscious. I stood up after havin. regained my consciousness and I found as if I was a red idol. I came to Zamzarn and washed blood from me and drank water from it and listen, O son of my brother, I stayed there for thirty nights or days and there was no food for me but the water of Zamzarn. And I became so bulky that there appeared wrinkles upon my stomach, and I did not feel any hunger in my stomach. It was during this time that the people of Mecca slept in the moonlit night and none was there to eircumambulate the House but only two women who had been invoking the name of Isafa, and Na'ila (the two idols). They came to me while in their circuit and I said: Marry one with the other, but they did not dissuade from their invoking. They came to me and I said to them: Insert wood (in the idols' private parts). (I said this to them in such plain words) as I could not express in metaphorical terms. These women went away crying and saying: Had there been one amongst our people (he would have taught a lesson to you for the obscene words used for our idols before us). These women met Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr who had also been coming down the hill. He asked them: What has happened to you? They said: There is Sabi, who has hidden himself between the Ka'ba and its curtain. He said: What did he say to you? They said: He uttered such words before us as we cannot express. Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and he kissed the Black Stone and circumambulated the House along with his Companion and then observed prayer, and when he had finished his prayer, Abu Dharr said: I was the first to greet him with the salutation of peace and uttered (these words) in this way; Allah's Messen- ger, may there be peace upon you, whereupon he said: It may be upon you too and the mercy of Allah. He then said: Who are you? I said: From the tribe of Ghifar. He leaned his hand and placed his finger on his forehead and I said to myself: Perhaps he has not liked it that I belong to the tribe of Ghifar. I attempted to catch hold of his hand but his friend who knew about him more than I dissuaded me f rom doing so. He then lifted his head and said: Since how long have you been here? I said: I have been here for the last thirty nights or days. He said: Who has been feeding you? I said: There has been no food for me but the water of Zamzam. I have grown so bulky that there appear wrinkles upon my stomach and I do not feel any hunger. He said: It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. Thereupon Abu Bakr said: Messenger of Allah, let me serve as a host to him for tonight, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded forth and so did Abu Bakr and I went along with them. Abu Bakr opened the door and then he brought for us the raisins of Ta'if and that was the first food which I ate there. Then I stayed as long as I had to stay. I then came to Allah's Messenaer ﷺ and he said: I have been shown the land abound- ing in trees and I think it cannot be but that of Yathrib (that is the old name of Medina). You are a preacher to your people on my behalf. I hope Allah would benefit them through you and He would reward you. I came to Unais and he said: What have you done? I said: I have done that I have embraced Islam and I have testified (to the prophethood of Messenger of Allah). He said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify (to the prophethood of Muhammad). Then both of us came to our mother and she said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify to the prophethood of Muhammad. We then loaded our camels and came to our tribe Ghifir and half of the tribe embraced Islam and their chief was Aimi' b. Rahada Ghifirl and he was their leader and hall of the tribe said: We will embrace Islam when Messenger of Allah (may p,. ace be upon him) would come to Medina, and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina the remaining half also embraced Islam. Then a tribe Aslam came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, we also embrace Islam like our brothers who have embraced Islam. And they also embraced Islam. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and Allah saved (from destruction) the tribe of Aslam. (Using translation from Muslim 2473a)  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ خَرَجْنَا فِي قَوْمِنَا غِفَارٍ وَكَانُوا يَحِلُّونَ الشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَخِي أُنَيْسٌ وَأُمُّنَّا فَنَزَلْنَا عَلَى خَالٍ لَنَا فَأَكْرَمَنَا خَالُنَا وَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْنَا فَحَسَدَنَا قَوْمُهُ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ خَالَفَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ أُنَيْسٌ فَجَاءَ خَالُنَا فَذَكَرَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَمَّا مَا مَضَى مِنْ مَعْرُوفِكَ فَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَهُ وَلَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيمَا بَعْدُ قَالَ فَقَدَّمْنَا صِرْمَتَنَا فَاحْتَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ قَالَ وَقَدْ صَلَّيْتُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَلْقَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ لِلَّهِ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ تَوَجَّهُ؟ قَالَ أَتَوَجَّهُ حَيْثُ يُوَجِّهُنِي رَبِّي أُصَلِّي عَشِيًّا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ أُلْقِيتُ حَتَّى تَعْلُوَنِي الشَّمْسُ قَالَ أُنَيْسٌ إِنَّ لِيَ حَاجَةً بِمَكَّةَ فَانْطَلَقَ أُنَيْسٌ حَتَّى أَتَى مَكَّةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا بِمَكَّةَ عَلَى دِينِكَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ كَاهِنٌ سَاحِرٌ قَالَ فَكَانَ أُنَيْسٌ أَحَدَ الشُّعَرَاءِ قَالَ أُنَيْسُ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِهِمْ وَلَقَدْ وَضَعْتُ قَوْلَهُ عَلَى أَقْرَاءِ الشَّعْرِ فَمَا يَلْتَئِمُ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَحَدٍ بَعْدِي أَنَّهُ شِعْرٌ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَاكْفِنِي حَتَّى أَذْهَبَ فَأَنْظُرَ فَأَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَتَضَيَّفْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَدْعُونَهُ الصَّابِئَ؟ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ وَقَالَ الصَّابِئَ قَالَ فَمَالَ عَلَيَّ أَهْلُ الْوَادِي بِكُلِّ مَدَرَةٍ وَعَظْمٍ حَتَّى خَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيَّ فَارْتَفَعْتُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعْتُ كَأَنِّي نَصْبٌ أَحْمَرٌ فَأَتَيْتُ زَمْزَمَ فَغَسَلْتُ عَنِّي الدِّمَاءَ وَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ مَائِهَا وَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ مَا بَيْنَ ثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ لَيْلَةٍ وَيَوْمٍ مَالِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي وَمَا وَجَدْتُ عَلَى كَبِدِي سُخْفَةَ جُوعٍ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ قَمْرَاءَ إِضْحِيَانَ إِذْ ضُرِبَ عَلَى أَسْمِخَتِهِمْ فَمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ مِنْهُمْ تَدْعُوَانِ إِسَافًا وَنَائِلَةَ قَالَ فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ فِي طَوَافِهِمَا فَقُلْتُ أَنْكِحَا أَحَدَهُمَا الْآخَرَ قَالَ فَمَا تَنَاهَتَا عَنْ قَوْلِهِمَا فَأَتَتَا عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ هُنَّ مِثْلُ الْخَشَبَةِ فَرَجَعَتَا تَقُولَانِ لَوْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا هَابِطَانِ فَقَالَ «مَا لَكُمَا؟ » قَالَتَا الصَّابِئُ بَيْنَ الْكَعْبَةِ وَأَسْتَارِهَا قَالَا «مَا قَالَ لَكُمَا؟ » قَالَتَا إِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ قَالَ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ هُوَ وَصَاحِبُهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فَقَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَكُنْتُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ حَيَّاهُ بِتَحِيَّةِ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ «وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ؟ » فَقُلْتُ مِنْ غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ وَوَضَعَ أَصَابِعَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي كَرِهَ أَنِّي انْتَمَيْتُ إِلَى غِفَارٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ «مُذْ مَتَى كُنْتَ هَاهُنَا؟ » قَالَ كُنْتُ هَاهُنَا مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ بَيْنَ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ «فَمَنْ كَانَ يُطْعِمُكَ؟ » قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ لِي طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مَاءُ زَمْزَمَ فَسَمِنْتُ حَتَّى تَكَسَّرَتْ عُكَنُ بَطْنِي قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا مُبَارَكَةٌ إِنَّهَا طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي طَعَامِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَفَتَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَابًا فَجَعَلَ يَقْبِضُ لَنَا مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوَّلُ طَعَامٍ أَكَلْتُهُ بِهَا ثُمَّ غَبَرْتُ مَا غَبَرْتُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ قَدْ وُجِّهَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ نَخْلٍ مَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا يَثْرِبَ فَهَلْ أَنْتَ مُبَلَّغٍ عَنِّي قَوْمَكَ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمُ بِكَ وَيَأْجُرَكَ فِيهِمْ» قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أُنَيْسًا فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ صَنَعْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا أُمَّنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا بِي رَغْبَةٌ عَنْ دِينِكُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ فَاحْتَمَلْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا قَوْمَنَا غِفَارًا فَأَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمْ وَكَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ إِيمَاءُ بْنُ رَحَضَةَ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَهُمْ وَقَالَ نِصْفُهُمْ إِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمْنَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ أَسْلَمَ نِصْفُهُمُ الْبَاقِي وَجَاءَتْ أَسْلَمُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانُنَا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَسْلَمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «غِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهَا وَأَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللَّهُ»  

[Machine] The first thing that called me to Islam was that we were a group of Arabs, and then affliction struck us. I carried my mother  

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا دَعَانِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ أَنَّا كُنَّا قَوْمًا عُرُبًا فَأَصَابَتْنَا السَّنَةُ فَحَمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ أُنَيْسًا إِلَى أَصْهَارٍ لَنَا بِأَعْلَى نَجْدٍ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْنَا بِهِمْ أَكْرَمُونَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ مَشَى إِلَى خَالِي فَقَالَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَيْسًا يُخَالِفُكَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ؟ فَحَزَّ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَانْصَرَفَ مِنْ رَعِيَّةِ إِبِلِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ كَئِيبًا يَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ مَا بُكَاؤُكَ يَا خَالُ؟ فَأَعْلَمَنِي الْخَبَرَ فَقُلْتُ حَجَزَ اللهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنَّا نَعَافُ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَإِنْ كَانَ الزَّمَانُ قَدْ أَحَلَّ بِنَا وَلَقَدْ كَدَّرْتَ عَلَيْنَا صَفْوَ مَا أَبْدَأْتَنَا بِهِ وَلَا سَبِيلَ إِلَى اجْتِمَاعٍ فَاحْتَمَلْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا بِحَضْرَةِ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَخِي إِنِّي مُدَافِعٌ رَجُلًا شَاعِرًا فَقُلْتُ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَخَرَجَ بِهِ اللَّجَّاجُ حَتَّى دَافَعَ دُرَيْدَ بْنَ الصِّمَّةِ صِرْمَتَهُ إِلَى صِرْمَتِهِ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَدُرَيْدٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَشْعَرُ مِنْ أَخِي فَتَقَاضَيَا إِلَى خَنْسَاءَ فَفَضَّلَتْ أَخِي عَلَى دُرَيْدٍ وَذَاكَ أَنَّ دُرَيْدًا خَطَبَهَا إِلَى أَبِيهَا فَقَالَتْ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ فَحَقَدَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ فَضَمَمْنَا صِرْمَتَهُ إِلَى صِرْمَتِنَا فَكَانَتْ لَنَا هَجْمَةٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ مَكَّةَ فَابْتَدَأْتُ بِالصَّفَا فَإِذَا عَلَيْهَا رِجَالَاتُ قُرَيْشٍ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ بِهَا صَابِئًا أَوْ مَجْنُونًا أَوْ شَاعِرًا أَوْ سَاحِرًا فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَزْعُمُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا هَا هُوَ ذَاكَ حَيْثُ تَرَى فَانْقَلَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَاللهِ مَا جُزْتُ عَنْهُمْ قَيْسَ حَجَرٍ حَتَّى أَكَبُّو عَلَى كُلِّ عَظْمٍ وَحَجَرٍ وَمَدَرٍ فَضَرَّجُونِي بِدَمِي فَأَتَيْتُ الْبَيْتَ فَدَخَلْتُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ وَصَوِّمْتُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا لَا آكُلُ وَلَا أَشْرَبُ إِلَّا مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ قَمْرَاءُ أُضْحِيَانُ أَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ فَطَافَتَا بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتَا إِسَافَ وَنَائِلَةَ وَهُمَا وَثَنَانِ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمَا فَأَخْرَجْتُ رَأْسِي مِنْ تَحْتِ السُّتُورِ فَقُلْتُ احْمِلَا أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَغَضِبَتَا ثُمَّ قَالَتَا أَمْ وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ رِجَالُنَا حُضُورًا مَا تَكَلَّمْتَ بِهَذَا ثُمَّ وَلَّتَا فَخَرَجْتُ أَقْفُو آثَارَهُمَا حَتَّى لَقِيَتَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا أَنْتُمَا وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمَا وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمَا وَمَا جَاءَ بِكُمَا» فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ تَرَكْتُمَا الصَّابِئَ؟» فَقَالَتَا تَرَكْنَاهُ بَيْنَ السُّتُورِ وَالْبِنَاءِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «هَلْ قَالَ لَكُمَا شَيْئًا؟» قَالَتَا نَعَمْ كَلِمَةً تَمْلَأُ الْفَمَ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْسَلَّتَا وَأَقْبَلْتُ حَيْثُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «مَنْ أَنْتَ وَمِمَّنْ أَنْتَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ وَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟» فَأَنْشَأْتُ أُعْلِمُهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ «مِنْ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَأْكُلُ وَتَشْرَبُ؟» فَقُلْتُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ طَعَامُ طُعْمٍ» وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أُعَشِّيَهَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي وَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ بِيَدِي حَتَّى وَقَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِبَابِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَيْتَهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى بِزَبِيبٍ مِنْ زَبِيبِ الطَّائِفِ فَجَعَلَ يُلْقِيهِ لَنَا قَبْضًا قَبْضًا وَنَحْنُ نَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى تَمَلَّأْنَا مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ» فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ فَقَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ رُفِعَتْ لِي أَرْضٌ وَهِيَ ذَاتُ مَاءٍ لَا أَحْسَبُهَا إِلَّا تِهَامَةَ فَاخْرُجْ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى مَا دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ» قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ أُمِّي وَأَخِي فَأَعْلَمْتُهُمَا الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَا مَا بِنَا رَغْبَةٌ عَنِ الدِّينِ الَّذِي دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ فَأَسْلَمَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَعْلَمْتُ قَوْمِي فَقَالُوا إِنَّا قَدْ صَدَّقْنَاكَ وَلَكِنْ نَلْقَى مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَقِينَاهُ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ غِفَارٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَعْلَمَنَا مَا أَعْلَمْتَهُ وَقَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَشَهِدْنَا أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَتْ أَسْلَمُ وَخُزَاعَةُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا قَدْ رَغِبْنَا وَدَخَلْنَا فِيمَا دَخَلَ فِيهِ إِخْوَانُنَا وَحُلَفَاؤُنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَسْلَمُ سَالَمَهَا اللهُ وَغِفَارٌ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهَا» ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَأْلَهُ فِي جَاهِلَيَّتِكَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَقُومُ عِنْدَ الشَّمْسِ وَلَا أَزَالُ مُصَلِّيًا حَتَّى يُؤْذِيَنِي حَرُّهَا فَأَخِرَّ كَأَنِّي خِفَاءٌ فَقَالَ لِي فَأَيْنَ كُنْتَ تَوَجَّهُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي إِلَّا حَيْثُ وَجَّهَنِي اللهُ ﷻ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ  

Once we were traveling with the Prophet ﷺ and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last part of the night. So it was only the heat of the sun that made us to wake up and the first to wake up was so and so, then so and so and then so and so (the narrator ʿAuf said that Abu Raja' had told him their names but he had forgotten them) and the fourth person to wake up was ʿUmar bin Al- Khattab. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to sleep, nobody would wake up him till he himself used to get up as we did not know what was happening (being revealed) to him in his sleep. So, ʿUmar got up and saw the condition of the people, and he was a strict man, so he said, "Allahu Akbar" and raised his voice with Takbir, and kept on saying loudly till the Prophet ﷺ got up because of it. When he got up, the people informed him about what had happened to them. He said, "There is no harm (or it will not be harmful). Depart!" So they departed from that place, and after covering some distance the Prophet ﷺ stopped and asked for some water to perform the ablution. So he performed the ablution and the call for the prayer was pronounced and he led the people in prayer. After he finished from the prayer, he saw a man sitting aloof who had not prayed with the people. He asked, "O so and so! What has prevented you from praying with us?" He replied, "I am Junub and there is no water. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform Tayammum with (clean) earth and that is sufficient for you." Then the Prophet ﷺ proceeded on and the people complained to him of thirst. Thereupon he got down and called a person (the narrator ʿAuf added that Abu Raja' had named him but he had forgotten) and ʿAli, and ordered them to go and bring water. So they went in search of water and met a woman who was sitting on her camel between two bags of water. They asked, "Where can we find water?" She replied, "I was there (at the place of water) this hour yesterday and my people are behind me." They requested her to accompany them. She asked, "Where?" They said, "To Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Do you mean the man who is called the Sabi, (with a new religion)?" They replied, "Yes, the same person. So come along." They brought her to the Prophet ﷺ and narrated the whole story. He said, "Help her to dismount." The Prophet ﷺ asked for a pot, then he opened the mouths of the bags and poured some water into the pot. Then he closed the big openings of the bags and opened the small ones and the people were called upon to drink and water their animals. So they all watered their animals and they (too) all quenched their thirst and also gave water to others and last of all the Prophet ﷺ gave a pot full of water to the person who was Junub and told him to pour it over his body. The woman was standing and watching all that which they were doing with her water. By Allah, when her water bags were returned the looked like as if they were more full (of water) than they had been before (Miracle of Messenger of Allah ﷺ) Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered us to collect something for her; so dates, flour and Sawiq were collected which amounted to a good meal that was put in a piece of cloth. She was helped to ride on her camel and that cloth full of foodstuff was also placed in front of her and then the Prophet ﷺ said to her, "We have not taken your water but Allah has given water to us." She returned home late. Her relatives asked her: "O so and so what has delayed you?" She said, "A strange thing! Two men met me and took me to the man who is called the Sabi' and he did such and such a thing. By Allah, he is either the greatest magician between this and this (gesturing with her index and middle fingers raising them towards the sky indicating the heaven and the earth) or he is Allah's true Apostle." Afterwards the Muslims used to attack the pagans around her abode but never touched her village. One day she said to her people, "I think that these people leave you purposely. Have you got any inclination to Islam?" They obeyed her and all of them embraced Islam. Abu ʿAbdullah said: The word Saba'a means "The one who has deserted his old religion and embraced a new religion." Abul 'Ailya [??] said, "The SʿAbis are a sect of people of the Scripture who recite the Book of Psalms." (Using translation from Bukhārī 344)   

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِنَّا سِرْنَا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ وَقَعْنَا فِي تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةِ وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا قَالَ فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حَرُّ الشَّمْسِ وَكَانَ أوْلُ مَنِ اسْتَيْقِظَ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ يُسَمِّيهِمْ عَوْفٌ ثُمَّ كَانَ الرَّابِعُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَمْ يُوقِظْهُ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الْمُسْتَيْقِظُ لِأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا أَجْوَفَ جَلِيدًا كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ لِصَوْتِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ شَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ الَّذِي أَصَابَنَا فَقَالَ لَا ضَيْرَ أَوْ لَا ضَرَرَ شَكَّ عَوْفٌ فَقَالَ ارْتَحِلُوا فَارْتَحَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَنَادَى بِالصَّلَاةِ وَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا انْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ قَالَ فَسَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ الْعَطَشَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا يُسَمِّيهِ عَوْفٌ وَدَعَا عَلِيًّا وَقَالَ اذْهَبَا فَابْتَغِيَا لَنَا الْمَاءَ فَانْطَلَقَا فَإِذَا هُمَا بِامْرَأَةٍ بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ أوْ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا أَيْنَ الْمَاءُ؟ قَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِالْمَاءِ أَمْسِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَنَفَرُنَا خُلُوفٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ يَعْنِي عِطَاشٌ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا فَقَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ فَقَالَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ هُوَ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ قَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي قَالَ فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَاسْتَنْزَلَهَا عَنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ فِيهِ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ أَوِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ فَمَضْمَضَ فِي الْمَاءِ فَأَعَادَهُ فِي أَفْوَاهِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ وَالسَّطِيحَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أوْكَأَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ اشْرَبُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَشَرِبَ مَنْ شَاءَ قَالَ وَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تُبْصِرُ مَا يَفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا قَالَ وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَقْلَعَ عَنْهَا حِينَ أَقْلَعَ وَإِنَّهُ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهَا أَمْلَأُ مِنْهَا حِينَ ابْتَدَأَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لَهَا فَجَمَعُوا لَهَا مِنْ بَيْنِ دَقِيقِهِ وَسَوِيقِهِ حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا وَجَعَلُوهُ فِي ثَوْبِهَا فَحَمَلُوهُ وَوَضَعُوهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللهِ أَنَّا مَا رَزَأْنَا مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي سَقَانَا قَالَ فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا لَهَا مَا حَبَسَكِ يَا فُلَانَةُ؟ قَالَتْ الْعَجَبُ أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَفَعَلَ بِمَائِي كَذَا وَكَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مَنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لَرَسُولُ اللهِ حَقًّا قَالَ فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يُغِيرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَ الَّذِي هِيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ عَمْدًا يَدَعُونَكُمْ هَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَطَاعُوهَا فَجَاءُوا جَمِيعًا فَدَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَوْفٍ  

“The Prophet mentioned their (the idolater’s) gods, so they said: ‘Then name your Lord’s lineage for us.’” He said: “So Jibril, peace be upon him, came to him with this Surat: Say: “He is Allah, the One.” So he mentioned similarly, but he did not say in it: “From Ubayy bin Ka’b.” And this is more correct than the narration of Abu Sa’eed (no. 3364). Abu Sa’eed’s name is Muhammad bin Muyassar.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَكَرَ آلِهَتَهُمْ فَقَالُوا انْسُبْ لَنَا رَبَّكَ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ بِهَذِهِ السُّورَةِ ( قلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ) فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي سَعْدٍ وَأَبُو سَعْدٍ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُيَسَّرٍ وَأَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيُّ اسْمُهُ عِيسَى وَأَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ اسْمُهُ رُفَيْعٌ وَكَانَ عَبْدًا أَعْتَقَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ صَابِئَةٌ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the market of Thul Majaz saying, "O people, say: There is no god but Allah, and you will succeed." He entered a narrow lane and people crowded around him. I did not see anyone speaking while he remained silent, repeating: "O people, say: There is no god but Allah, and you will succeed." Except for a man with a bright face and two deep dimples, who said, "This is a lying sorcerer!" So I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "Muhammad, son of Abdullah, reminding people about prophethood." I asked, "Who is the one he is being accused by?" They said, "His uncle, Abu Lahab." I said, "You were young back then." He replied, "No, by Allah, I was not young. I was very intelligent at that time."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَصَرَ عَيْنِي بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا وَيَدْخُلُ فِي فِجَاجِهَا وَالنَّاسُ مُتَقَصِّفُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا يَقُولُ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ لَا يَسْكُتُيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا إِلَّا أَنَّ وَرَاءَهُ رَجُلًا أَحْوَلَ وَضِيءَ الْوَجْهِ ذَا غَدِيرَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَهُوَ يَذْكُرُ النُّبُوَّةَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُهُ؟ قَالُوا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ قُلْتُ إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ يَوْمَئِذٍ صَغِيرًا قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ إِنِّي يَوْمَئِذٍ لَأَعْقِلُ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passing by in the alleys of Dhu al-Majaz, followed by people who said, "This is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib." There was a man with a handsome face and radiant complexion, with two buns of hair, following him in the alleys of Dhu al-Majaz, claiming that he is a false sorcerer. So, I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "This is his uncle, Abu Lahab."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَمُرُّ فِي فِجَاجِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُمْ يَتْبَعُونَهُ وَقَالُوا هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ وَرَجُلٌ أَحْوَلُ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ يَتْبَعُهُ فِي فِجَاجِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ  

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ in the pre-Islamic era at the market of Thul-Majaz, saying, "O people, say, 'There is no deity but Allah,' and you will prosper." The people were gathered around him, and behind him was a man who had shining face and was accompanied by two men with curly hair. He was saying, "He (the Prophet) is a lying sorcerer, and he is followed wherever he goes." I asked about him and they informed me about the lineage of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told me that he was his uncle, Abu Lahab.  

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي سُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا وَالنَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَوَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ أَحْوَلُ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ يَتْبَعُهُ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرُوا لِي نَسَبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالُوا لِي هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the pre-Islamic period at the market of Dhi Majaaz, saying, "O people, say there is no god but Allah, you will succeed." He repeated it multiple times, and people gathered around him, following him. Behind him was a man with tangled hair and a glowing face, saying, "He is a lying magician!" So I asked, "Who is this?" They said, "His uncle, Abu Lahab." "I only mentioned 'Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Al-Zinad as my source of testimony because I wanted to follow their example, as they both testified by him," they said. But indeed, I had only testified by Ibn Abi Al-Zinad, for they both testified by him.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ تُفْلِحُوا» قَالَ يُرَدِّدُهَا مِرَارًا وَالنَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَيْهِ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَإِذَا وَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ أَحْوَلُ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ «وَإِنَّمَا اسْتَشْهَدْتُ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ اقْتِدَاءً بِهِمَا فَقَدِ اسْتَشْهَدَا جَمِيعًا بِهِ» وإنما استشهدت بابن أبي الزناد فقد استشهدا به  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the time of ignorance in the market of Thul-Majaz, and he was saying, "O people, say, 'There is no God but Allah' and you will prosper." He kept repeating it multiple times while the people gathered around him and followed him. And there was a man walking behind him, having a thinner face and brighter complexion, saying, "He is a liar, a deity worshiper, twice." So, I asked who this was, and they said, "This is his uncle, Abu Lahab."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ بِسُوقِ ذِي الْمَجَازِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَدِّدُهَا مِرَارًا وَالنَّاسُ مُتَصَفُّونَ عَلَيْهِ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَإِذَا وَرَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ أَحْوَلُ ذُو غَدِيرَتَيْنِ وَضِيءُ الْوَجْهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَابِئٌ كَاذِبٌ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالُوا هَذَا عَمُّهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr set out, disguised, they passed by a shepherd tending to his sheep. They asked him for some milk, but he said that he did not have any sheep that could be milked, except for a pregnant ewe that was carrying the first of winter, and it had already dried up and had no milk left. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Bring it here." So he called for it, and the Prophet ﷺ touched its udder and prayed until its udder filled with milk. Then Abu Bakr brought a vessel and milked it, and he gave some milk to the shepherd who then drank. The shepherd said, "By Allah, I have never seen anyone like you before." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Do you recognise me, or did someone inform you about me in secret?" The shepherd replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Then I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah." The shepherd said, "You are the one whom the Quraysh claim is a sorcerer." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "They indeed say that." The shepherd said, "I bear witness that you are a prophet, and I bear witness that what you have brought is the truth, and no one does what you do except a prophet. I am your follower." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You will not be able to come on this day. But when you hear that I have appeared, come to us."  

لَمَّا انْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مُسْتَخْفِينَ مَرَّا بِعَبْدٍ يَرْعَى غَنَمًا فَاسْتَسْقَيَاهُ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَقَالَ مَا عِنْدِي شَاةٌ تُحْلَبُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ هَا هُنَا عَنَاقًا حَمَلَتْ أَوَّلَ الشِّتَاءِ وَقَدِ أَخْدَجَتْ وَمَا بَقِيَ لَهَا لَبَنٌ فَقَالَ «ادْعُ بِهَا» فَدَعَا بِهَا فَاعْتَقَلَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَسَحَ ضَرْعَهَا وَدَعَا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَتْ قَالَ وَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِمِجَنٍّ فَحَلَبَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَسَقَى الرَّاعِيَ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَشَرِبَ فَقَالَ الرَّاعِي بِاللَّهِ مَنْ أَنْتَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَكَ قَطُّ قَالَ «أَوَ تُرَاكَ تَكْتُمُ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى أُخْبِرَكَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنِّي مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ» فَقَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَزْعُمُ قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّهُ صَابِئٌ قَالَ «إِنَّهُمْ لَيَقُولُونَ ذَلِكَ» قَالَ فَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ نَبِيٌّ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَفْعَلُ مَا فَعَلْتَ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَا مُتَّبِعُكَ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ أَنِّي قَدْ ظَهَرْتُ فَأْتِنَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr set out, disguised from the Quraysh. They passed by a shepherd, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Has a male sheep mated with any of your sheep?" He replied, "No, but there is a sheep that has been exhausted." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring it to me." So he brought it to him, and he touched its udder, invoked blessing upon it, milked it, and gave Abu Bakr some milk. Then he milked it again and gave the shepherd some milk. Afterwards, he drank from it and said to the shepherd, "By Allah, I have never seen anyone like you. Who are you?" The man asked, "If I tell you, will you keep it a secret?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes." The man then said, "I am Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah." The shepherd said, "You, whom the Quraysh claim to be a sorcerer?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes, they say that." The shepherd then said, "Verily, I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah, and no one could do what you have just done, except a Messenger. Can I follow you?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Not today, but when you hear that we have appeared, come to us." So the man came to the Prophet ﷺ after his arrival in Madinah.  

انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُسْتَخْفِيَانِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَمَرُّوا بِرَاعٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلْ مِنْ شَاةٍ ضَرَبَهَا الْفَحْلُ؟» قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ هَهُنَا شَاةٌ قَدْ خَلَّفَهَا الْجَهْدُ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِهَا» فَأَتَاهُ بِهَا فَمَسَحَ ضَرْعَهَا وَدَعَا بِالْبَرَكَةِ فَحَلَبَ فَسَقَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَسَقَى الرَّاعِي ثُمَّ حَلَبَ فَشَرِبَ فَقَالَ لَهُ تَالَلَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَكَ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ تَكْتُمُ عَلَيَّ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَزْعُمُ قُرَيْشُ أَنَّكَ صَابِئِيٌّ؟ قَالَ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَتَّبِعُكَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَا وَلَكِنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتَ أَنَّا قَدْ ظَهَرْنَا فَائْتِنَا» فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعْدَ مَا ظَهَرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ  

[Machine] "What are the khātūn? They are khāti'ūn (sinners). What are the ṣābūn? They are ṣābi'ūn."  

«مَا الْخَاطُونَ؟ إِنَّمَا هُوَ الْخَاطِئُونَ مَا الصَّابُونَ؟ إِنَّمَا هُوَ الصَّابِئُونَ»  

[Machine] "These people gathered around a pagan idol. Then suddenly, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appeared and called the people to believe in the oneness of Allah. The day broke and people started to disperse from around him. Then a woman appeared, carrying a cup and a handkerchief. The Prophet ﷺ took it from her, drank from it, performed ablution, and then raised his head towards her and said, 'O my daughter, cover your neck and do not fear any harm for your father.' I asked, 'Who is she?' They said, 'She is Zainab, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'"  

هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى صَابِئٍ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَشْرَفْتُ فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ اللهِ وَالْإِيمَانِ بِهِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ وَتَصَدَّعَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ قَدْ بَدَا نَحْرُهَا تَحْمِلُ قَدَحًا وَمِنْدِيلًا فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنْهَا فَشَرِبَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ «يَا بُنَيَّةُ خَمِّرِي عَلَيْكِ نَحْرَكِ وَلَا تَخَافِي عَلَى أَبِيكِ غَلَبَةً وَلَا ذُلًّا» فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا هَذِهِ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] "These people have gathered around their idol," he said, "so we descended and behold, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would call the people to the unity of Allah ﷻ and faith in Him, and they would reject him and harm him until midday. Then people started to disperse and a woman approached with her hair disheveled, carrying a cup and a napkin. He took them from her, drank, performed ablution, raised his head and said, 'O my daughter, cover your neck with your scarf and do not worry about your father.' We asked, 'Who is this?' They said, 'His daughter Zainab.'"  

هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمُ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى صَابِئٍ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَنَزَلْنَا فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ اللهِ ﷻ وَالْإِيمَانِ بِهِ وَهُمْ يَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيُؤْذُونَهُ حَتَّى انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ وَانْصَدَعَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ وَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ قَدْ بَدَا نَحْرُهَا تَحْمِلُ قَدَحًا وَمِنْدِيلًا فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنْهَا وَشَرِبَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ «يَا بُنَيَّةُ خَمِّرِي عَلَيْكِ نَحْرَكِ وَلَا تَخَافِي عَلَى أَبِيكِ» قُلْنَا مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُهُ  

" عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الحَارِثِ الْغَامِدِىِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لأَبِى وَنَحْنُ بِمِنًى: مَا هذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ؟ قَالَ: هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى صَابِئٍ (*) لَهُمْ فَشَرَفْنَا (* *)، فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ الله ﷺ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى تَوْحِيد الله وَالإِيمَانِ بِهِ، يَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ وَيُوَهِّمُونَهُ (* * *) حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ وَانصدَعَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ، وَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ قَدْ بِدَا نَحْوُها (* * * *) تَبْكِى تَحمِلُ قَدَحًا فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَمِنْدِيلًا، فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنْهَا وَشَرِبَ وَتَوَضَّأَ، ثُمَّ رَفعَ رَأسَهُ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا بُنَيَّةُ! خَمَّرِى عَلَيْكِ نَحْرَكِ وَلَا تَخَافِى عَلَى أَبِيكِ غَلَبَةً وَلَا ذُلّا، فَقُلْنَا: مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا: هَذِهِ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُهُ".  

[Machine] When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, died, the polytheists went to each other and said, "Indeed, this Sabian has been cut off tonight." So Allah, the Most High, revealed until the end of the Surah, "Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar."  

لَمَّا مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَشَى الْمُشْرِكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَا الصَّابِئَ قَدْ بُتِرَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ} إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ  

[Machine] I accompanied my father during Hajj pilgrimage, and when we were in Mina, we came across a group of people. I asked my father, "What is this group?" He replied, "They are followers of this particular sect." Then, the Prophet ﷺ said, "O people, say 'La ilaha illallah' to achieve success."  

حَجَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِمِنًى إِذَا جَمَاعَةٌ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي مَا هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ؟ قَالَ عَلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا  

[Machine] We were on a journey with the Prophet ﷺ, and we traveled throughout the night until we reached the end of the night before dawn. We had an encounter, and there is no better encounter for a traveler than it. We were only awakened by the heat of the sun, as it was the first time Bilal had awakened, followed by others. Umar ibn al-Khattab was the last to wake up. When the Prophet ﷺ slept, no one would wake him up until he woke up himself, because we did not know what would happen to him in his sleep. When Umar woke up and saw what had happened to the people, he became very upset and raised his voice in takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar). He continued to say takbeer and raise his voice until he woke up the Prophet ﷺ with his voice. The people complained to him about what had happened to them, and he said, "Do not worry, continue the journey." So we continued the journey, and soon after that, we stopped and the Prophet ﷺ called for wudu. He performed wudu and then the call to prayer was made, and he prayed with the people. He prolonged his prayer, and when a man wanted to leave, he did not pray with the people. The Prophet ﷺ asked him why he did not pray with the people, and he said it was because he had janabah (sexual impurity) and no water. The Prophet ﷺ told him to go to the nearby irrigated land (sa'id), as it would be sufficient for him. Then the people complained to him about thirst, so we stopped again and he called a man named Abu Raja' and called Ali. He told them to go and search for water, so they set off and met a woman with two water containers on a camel. They approached her and asked for water, and she said she had made a promise about the water until that time. They told her to go, and she asked where to go, and they said to the Prophet ﷺ. She asked if it was the one they called As-Saabi', and they confirmed. So she went with them to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what had happened. He called for a vessel and placed the water containers in it, then he rinsed his mouth and returned the water to the container, and then he repeated it with the water containers. Then he tied the mouths of the containers and let the water flow, and called out to the people to drink and quench their thirst. He gave the one who had janabah his portion and told him to pour the remaining water on himself. By Allah, she was still standing, watching what he was doing with her water. It seemed to us that they were even more amazed than she was. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Gather for her whatever is between a jar and a sa'iqa and a handful." So they gathered food for her in a garment and placed it in front of her. The Prophet ﷺ told her, "You know, by Allah, we did not take anything from your water, but it was Allah who provided it for us." She went to her people, who were waiting for her, and they asked her why she had been delayed. She said, "By Allah, I have never seen people like them before. Either they are sorcerers, or he is truly the messenger of Allah ﷺ." The Muslims would change places with those around her who were polytheists and would not be struck by the drought that followed. One day, she asked her people if they were interested in Islam, and they obediently went and all embraced Islam.  

كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسِرْنَا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ قُبَيْلَ الصُّبْحِ وَقَعْنَا تِلْكَ الْوَقْعَةَ وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلَّا حُرُّ الشَّمْسِ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ اسْتَيْقَظَ بِلَالٌ ثُمَّ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَسَمَّاهُمْ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَامَ لَا يُوقِظُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَيْقِظُ لَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ فِي نَوْمِهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَيْقَظَ عُمَرُ وَرَأَى مَا أَصَابَ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا جَلِيدًا فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِصَوْتِهِ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ مَا أَصَابَهُمْ قَالَ «لَا ضَيْرَ ارْتَحِلُوا» فَارْتَحَلَ فَسَارَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ نُودِي بِالصَّلَاةِ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ وَانْفَتَلَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ؟» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلَا مَاءَ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ» ثُمَّ سَارَ فَاشْتَكَى النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ الْعَطَشَ فَنَزَلَ فَدَعَا فُلَانًا قَدْ سَمَّاهُ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا «اذْهَبَا فَابْغِيَا الْمَاءَ» فَانْطَلَقَا فَيَسْتَقْبِلانِ امْرَأَةً بَيْنَ سَطِيحَتَيْنِ أَوْ مَزَادَتَيْنِ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَهَا فَانْطَلَقَا فَقَالَا لَهَا الْمَاءُ فَقَالَتْ عَهْدِي بِهِ أَمْسُ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ فَقَالَا لَهَا انْطَلِقِي إِذًا قَالَتْ إِلَى أَيْنَ؟ قَالَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ فَانْطَلِقِي فَجَاءَا بِهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَاهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَاسْتَنْزَلُوهَا مِنْ بَعِيرِهَا وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِنَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ فِيهِ أَفْوَاهَ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ أَوِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ فَأَعَادَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ فِي أَفْوَاهِ السَّطِيحَتَيْنِ أَوِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْثَقَ أَفْوَاهَهُمَا وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَزَالِي وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنِ اسْقُوا وَاسْتَقُوا فَسَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ وَاسْتَقَى مَنْ شَاءَ فَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَعْطَاهُ الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ وَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ» وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا يَفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ أَرْكَبَهَا حِينَ أَبْلَغَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّهُمَا أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمَا مَلْأً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لَهَا مَا بَيْنَ عَجْوَةٍ وَسَوِيقَةٍ وَدَقِيقَةٍ» حَتَّى جَمَعُوا لَهَا طَعَامًا فِي ثَوْبٍ وَحَمَلُوهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهَا وَوَضَعُوهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعْلَمِينَ وَاللهِ مَا رَزَأْنَاكِ فِي مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ سَقَانَا» فَأَتَتْ أَهْلَهَا وَقَدِ احْتَبَسَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا يَا فُلَانَةُ مَا حَبَسَكِ؟ فَقَالَتِ الْعَجَبُ لَقِيَنِي رَجُلَانِ فَذَهَبَا بِي إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ الصَّابِئُ فَفَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا الَّذِي كَانَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَأَسْحَرُ مِنْ بَيْنَ هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لِرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَقًّا فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يُغِيْرُونَ عَلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَا يُصِيبُونَ الصِّرْمَةَ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا فَقَالَتْ يَوْمًا لِقَوْمِهَا وَاللهِ مَا أَرَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ يَدْعُونَنَا فَهَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَطَاوَعُوهَا فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ دَخَلُوا جَمِيعًا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ  

[Machine] The daughter of Al-Hakam, I said to my grandfather Al-Hakam, "I have never seen a people who were more weak and worse in following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you, O Banu Umayyah." He replied, "Do not blame us, my daughter. I only inform you of what I have seen with my own eyes." We said, "By Allah, we still hear the Quraysh speaking ill of this man in our mosque. They conspired against him until we apprehended him, and we conspired against him as well. When we saw him, we heard a voice and thought that there was no hill in Taif that did not crumble upon us. We did not think clearly until he finished his prayer and returned to his family. Then we conspired again on another night, and when he came, we approached him and I saw Safa and Marwa meeting one another, with one of them between us and him. By Allah, that did not benefit us."  

بِنْتُ الْحَكَمِ قُلْتُ لِجَدِّي الْحَكَمِ مَا رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا كَانُوا أَعْجَزَ وَلَا أَسْوَأَ فِي أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكُمْ يَا بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ قَالَ لَا تَلُومِينَا يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِنِّي لَا أُحَدِّثُكِ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ قُلْنَا وَاللهِ مَا نَزَالُ نَسْمَعُ قُرَيْشًا تُعْلِي هَذَا الصَّابِئَ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا تَوَاعَدُوا لَهُ حَتَّى نَأْخُذَهُ فَتَوَاعَدْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ مَا بَقِيَ بِتِهَامَةَ جَبَلٌ إِلَّا تَفَتَّتَ عَلَيْنَا فَمَا عَقَلْنَا حَتَّى قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ثُمَّ تَوَاعَدْنَا لَيْلَةً أُخْرَى فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَهَضْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَرَأَيْتُ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ الْتَقَتَا إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالْأُخْرَى فَحَالَتَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ فَوَاللهِ مَا نَفَعَنَا ذَلِكَ  

" عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ حَبْتَرٍ (*)، قَالَ: قَالَتْ بِنْتُ الْحَكَمِ: قُلْتُ لجَدِى الْحَكَمِ: مَا رَأَيْتُ قَوْمًا كَانُوا أَعْجَزَ، وَلَا أَسْوَأَ رَأَيًا في أَمْرِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مِنْكُمْ يَا بَنِى أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ: لَا تَلُومِينَا يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِنِّى لَا أُحَدَّثُكِ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ، قُلْنَا وَالله مَا نَزَالُ نَسْمَعُ قُرَيْشًا تُعْلِى هَذَا الصَّابِئَ فِى مَسْجِدِنَا، تَوَاعَدُوا لَهُ حَتَّى يَأخُذَهُ (* *) فَتَوَاعَدْنَا إِلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ مَا بَقِىَ بِتِهَامَةَ جَبَلٌ إِلَّا تَفَتَّتَ عَلَيْنَا، فَمَا عَقَلْنَا حَتَّى قَضى (* * *) صَلَاتَهُ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، ثُمَّ تَوَاعَدْنَا لَيْلَةً أُخْرَى، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ نَهَضْنَا إِلَيْهِ، فَرَأَيْتُ الصَّفَا والْمَرْوَةَ الْتَفَّتَا إِحدَاهمَا بِالأُخْرَى، فَحَالَتَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ، فَوَالله مَا نَفَعَنَا ذَلِكَ".  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey with his companions when they became extremely thirsty. Two men from his companions, whom I think were Ali and Zubayr or others, went ahead and found a woman with two water containers on a camel. They said to her, "Answer the call of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." She asked, "Who is the Messenger of Allah, this Jew?" They replied, "He is the one you are addressing, and he is truly the Messenger of Allah." They brought her to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded that the water be poured into a vessel made from the two containers. He then asked for the water to be returned to the containers, and ordered the loosening of the knots on the containers. They were opened, and the people were instructed to fill their containers and drink. That day, no vessel or container was left un-filled. Imran said, "It seemed as if it wasn't filled except to be filled." The Prophet ﷺ ordered his garment to be spread out, and his companions brought their provisions until his garment was filled. He told the woman to go, saying, "We did not take anything from your water, but it was Allah who gave us to drink." She went and informed her family, saying, "I have met the most knowledgeable person or indeed he is the Messenger of Allah." The people of that village embraced Islam, as reported in Sahihain from the hadith of Awf ibn Abi Jamilah. The last incident is that the Prophet ﷺ gave a container of water to the one who had an impurity. He said to him, "Go and pour it over yourself while standing and see what happens to its water." This was narrated by Abu Abdullah Al-Haafiz, Ahmad ibn Ja'far Al-Qatti'i, Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Yahya ibn Sa'id from Awf, mentioning it in a similar manner.  

سَرَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَأَصَابَهُ عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ فَأَقْبَلَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَحْسَبُهُ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ أَوْ غَيْرَهُمَا قَالَ إِنَّكُمَا سَتَجِدَانِ بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا بَعِيرٌ عَلَيْهِ مَزَادَتَانِ فَأْتِيَانِي بِهَا فَأَتَيَا الْمَرْأَةَ فَوَجَدَاهَا قَدْ رَكِبَتْ بَيْنَ مَزَادَتَيْنِ عَلَى الْبَعِيرِ فَقَالَا لَهَا أَجِيبِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ وَمَنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ هَذَا الصَّابِئُ؟ قَالَا هُوَ الَّذِي تَعْنِينَ وَهُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَقًّا فَجَاءَا بِهَا فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجُعِلَ فِي إِنَاءٍ مِنْ مَزَادَتَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ فِيهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ ثُمَّ أَعَادَ الْمَاءَ فِي الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِعَزْلَاءِ الْمَزَادَتَيْنِ فَفُتِحَتْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ فَمَلَئُوا آنِيَتَهِمْ وَأَسْقِيَتَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَدَعُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ إِنَاءً وَلَا سِقَاءً إِلَّا مَلَئُوهُ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ فَكَانَ يُخَيَّلُ إِلِيَّ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَزْدَدْ إِلَّا امْتِلَاءً قَالَ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِثَوْبِهَا فَبُسِطَتْ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَجَاءُوا مِنْ زَادِهِمْ حَتَّى مَلَئُوا لَهَا ثَوْبَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهَا اذْهَبِي فَإِنَّا لَمْ نَأْخُذْ مِنْ مَائِكِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ سَقَانَا قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ أَهْلَهَا فَأَخْبَرَتْهُمْ فَقَالَتْ جِئْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَسْحَرِ النَّاسِ أَوْ إِنَّهُ لِرَسُولُ اللهِ حَقًّا قَالَ فَجَاءَ أَهْلُ ذَلِكَ الْحِوَاءِ حَتَّى أَسْلَمَوا كُلُّهُمْ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ وَفِيهِ فَكَانَ آخِرُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَعْطَى الَّذِي أَصَابَتْهُ الْجَنَابَةُ إِنَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَأَفْرِغْهُ عَلَيْكَ وَهِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تَنْظُرُ مَا يُفْعَلُ بِمَائِهَا 127 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَطِيعِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَوْفٍ فَذَكَرَ بِمَعْنَاهُ بِزِيَادَتِهِ  

[Machine] "The Sabians pray towards the qiblah and give one-fifth (khums). He (Prophet Muhammad) intended to exempt them from paying jizyah (tax), but later it was revealed that they worship angels."  

أَنَّ الصَّابِئِينَ يُصَلُّونَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَيُعْطُونَ الْخُمُسَ قَالَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَضَعَ عَنْهُمُ الْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ فَأُخْبِرَ بَعْدُ أَنَّهُمْ يَعْبُدُونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ  

"مَنْ قَال عِنْدَ مُجْتَمعِ الْيَهُود وَالنَّصَارَى وَالْمَجُوسِ وَالصَّابِئِينَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلا الله، وَأَنَّ مَا دُونَ الله مَرْبُوبٌ مَقْهُورٌ، أَعْطَاهُ الله مِثْلَ عَدَدِهِم".  

"كان عمرُ بنُ الخطابِ لا يكتبُ الجزيةَ على الصَّابِئَةِ حتى يَحْتلِمُوا فَيفرضَ عليهم عشرةَ دَرَاهِمَ، ثم يزيد عليهم بعدَ ذلكَ على قدرِ ما بأيديهم وقدرِ أعمالِهِمْ".  

"عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فَقَالُوا: مَنْ يَدْخُل عَلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَيَرُدّهُ عَمَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقْتُلهُ فَقالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: أَنَا، فَأَنَنى العينُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله: إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّاب يَأتِيكَ فَكُنْ مِنْهُ عَلَى حَذَرٍ، فَلَمَّا أَنْ صَلَّى رَسُول الله ﷺ صَلاَةَ الْمَغْرِب قَرعً عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّاب الْبَابَ وَقَالَ: افْتَحِى يَا خَدِيجَةُ، فَلَمَّا أَنْ دَنَتْ قَالَتْ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ عُمَر، قَالَتْ: يَا نَبِىَّ الله هَذَا عُمَر، فَقَالَ: مَنْ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَهُمْ تِسْعَة صِيَامٌ وَخَدِيجَةُ عِاشِرَتُهُمْ: أَلا نَشْتَفِى يَا رَسُولَ الله فَنَضْرِب عُنقه؟ قَالَ: لاَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الدِّينَ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ قَالَ: مَا تَقُول يَا

مُحَمَّدُ؟ قَالَ: أَقُول أَنْ تَشْهَدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولهُ، وَتُؤْمن بِالْجَنَّة وَالنَّار، وَالْبَعْثِ بَعْدَ الْموْتِ، فَبَايَعَهُ وَقَبِلَ الإِسْلاَمَ، وَصَبُّوا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاء حَتَّى اغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ تَعَشَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ وَبَاتَ يُصَلِّى مَعَهُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ اشْتَمَلَ عَلَى سَيْفِهِ وَرَسُولُ الله ﷺ يَتْلُوهُ وَالْمُهَاجِرُونَ خَلفَهُ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ، وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا، فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَن لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله، وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ، فَتَفَرَّقَتْ حِينَئِذٍ قُرَيْش عَنْ مَجَالِسِهَا".  

"كَانَ إِذَا خَتَمَ الْقُرْآنَ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ -تَعَالَى- بِمَحَامِد وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: {الحَمْدُ للَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} ، {الحَمْدُ للَّه الَّذِى خَلَقَ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِربِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ} لَا إِلَهَ إلَا اللَّهُ وَكَذَبَ العَادِلُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَضَلُّوا ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا، لَا إِلهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَكَذَبَ العَادِلُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَضَلُّوا ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّه، وَكَذَبَ المُشْرِكُونَ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ، والْمَجُوسِ، وَاليَهُودِ، والنَّصَارى، والصَّابِئِينَ، وَمَنِ ادَّعَى للَّهِ وَلَدًا أَوْ صَاحِبَةً، أَوْ نِدًّا، أَوْ شَبِيهًا، أَوْ مِثْلًا، أَوْ سَمِيَّا، أَوْ عَدْلًا، فأنت ربنا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ شَرِيكًا فِيمَا خَلَقْتَ {وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا} اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحمد للَّه كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَان اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وأَصِيلًا، {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى أَنْزَلَ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ عِوَجًا} قرأها إِلِى {إنْ يَقُولوُنَ إِلَّا كَذِبًا}، {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى لَهُ مَا فِى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِى الْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِى الْآخِرَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ (1) يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى الْأَرْضِ} الآية و {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ} ، {قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ

الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَى آللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ} بَلِ اللَّهُ خَيْر وَأَبْقَى، وَأَحْكَمُ وَأَكْرَمُ، وَأَجَلُّ وَأَعْظَمُ مِمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ، {الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ} صَدَقَ اللَّهُ، وَبلَّغَتْ رُسُلُهُ وَأَنَا عَلَى ذلكم مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى جَميع الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَارْحَمْ عِبَادَكَ الْمُؤْمِنين مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، وَافْتَحْ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِى الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيم، وَانْفَعْنَا بِالآيِاتِ وَالذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيم، رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ".

هب .  

"قَالَ كر: لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ وَرِوَايَةٌ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُرشى عَنْ مُدْرِكِ بْنِ الحَارِثِ الغَامِدِىِّ قَالَ: حَجَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِى، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِمنىً إِذَا جَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى رَجُلٍ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَتِ! مَا هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ؟ فَقَالَ: هَذَا الصَّابِئُ الَّذِي تَرَكَ دينَ قَوْمِهِ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ أَبِى حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ، فَذَهَبْتُ أَنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَلَى نَاقَتِى، فَإِذَا بِهِ يُحَدَّثُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ، فَوقَفَ أَبِى حَتَّى تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْ مَلَالٍ وَارْتِفَاعٍ مِنَ النَّهارِ، وَأَقْبَلَتْ جَارِيَةٌ فِى يَدِهَا قَدَحٌ فِيهِ مَاءٌ وَنَحْرُهَا مَكْشُوفٌ، فَقَالُوا: هَذِه بِنْتُهُ زَيْنَبُ، فَنَاوَلَتْهُ وَهِيَ تَبْكِى، فَقَالَ لَهَا: خَمِّرِى عَلَيْكِ نحرك يَا بُنَيَّةُ! وَلَنْ تَخَافِى عَلَى أَبِيكِ غَلَبَةً وَلَا ذُلًّا".