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194 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD the Persian heard of the arrival of the Messenger of God (SAAS) to Medina, he came and brought him something that he laid before him while he was at Quba', saying, "This is a donation." But the Messenger of God (SAAS) refrained from eating it and told his Companions to do so and they did eat it. Salmnn then came a second time with something he presented saying, "This is a present." The Messenger of God (SAAS) then ate some of it himself and told his Companions to do the same, which they did. We gave the tradition earlier at length. Section: On the acceptance ofIslam by 'AbdAlliih b. Saliim, may God be pleased with him. Im%n Ahad stated, "Muhammad b. Ja'far related to us, quoting 'Awf, from Zuraa, from 'Abd Allnh b. Salam, who said, 'When the Messenger of God (SAAS) arrived in Medina, the people ran away scared, as I did myself. But as I learned more about him I realized that he was no liar. The first thing I heard him say was, Y3pread peace, feed others, pray at night while others sleep, and you will achieve paradise in peace."'" Al-Timidhi related this, as did Ibn Mnja, by various routes, from 'Awf al-A'r~bi, from Zumra b. Abii 'Awfa. Al-Tirmidhi stated that it was authentic. This tradition requires that 'Abd Allah b. Salam had heard of the Prophet (SAAS) and saw him directly following his arrival at Qub~', when he dismounted there among the Bana 'Amr b. 'Awf. It is given above in the account of '14bd al-'Aziz b. Suhayb, from Anas, that he met him when the Messenger of God (SAAS) dismounted at the home of Aba Ayyiib following his arrival from Qub2 to the quarters of the Bana al-Najjar as told above. It is possible that be did see hi for the first time at Qubn' and then met with him after his arrival with the Bana al-NajjPr. But God knows best. In the account of al-Bukhai, through 'Abd alLCAziz from Anas, the lastmentioned stated, "When the Prophet (SAAS) arrived, 'Abd Alhh b. Salm came to him and said, 'I hear wimess that you are the Messenger of God and that you bring the truth. The Jews recognize me as their leader and the son of their leader, their most learned man and the son of their most learned man. Summon them and ask them about me before they know that I have embraced Islam, because if they know I have done so they will say of me things that are untrue.' "The Messenger of God (SAAS) then sent for the Jews and when they came he asked them, '0 Jews, woe upon you! Fear God! For, by God other than whom there is none, yon certainly know that I am the Messenger of God, in truth, and that I bring you the truth. Therefore accept Islam!' They replied, 'We do not know it.' Three times this was repeated. Then the Messenger of God (SAAS) asked, 'Which of your men is 'Abd Allnh h. Sal%n?' "They replied, 'That is our leader, and the son of our leader, our most learned man and the son of our most learned man.' He then asked, 'What would you thmk if he accepted Islam?' They replied, 'God forbid! He would never accept Islam!'
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA~L IBN KATHIR 195 "The Messenger of God (SAAS) then called out, 'Ibn Salm, come on out to them!' "When he did so he addressed them as follows, '0 Jews, fear God! By God other than whom there is none, you do certainly know that he is the Messenger of God, and that he brings you the truth.' They replied, 'No, you are lying!' Thereupon the Messenger of God (SAAS) sent them away." Those are the words used in the above account. In one version the text states, "when he came out before them and gave testimony to the truth they said, 'You are the worst of us, and the son of the worst of us!' And they spoke ill of him. He then said, '0 Messenger of God, this is what I was fearing.'" Al-Bayhaqi stated, "The ha& Aha 'Abd All* told us, quoting al-Asamm, quoting Muhammad b. Ishnq al-SanQni, quoting CAbd AUsh b. Abn Bakr, quoting Humayd, from Anas, who said, "Abd Allnh b. Salm heard of the arrival of the Prophet (SAAS) while he was out in some land he owned. He went to the Prophet (SAAS) and said, "I shall ask you three things for which only a prophet would know the answers. They are: What are the signs of the Day of Judgement? What is the finest food that the people of paradise would eat? And what causes a child to resemble his father or his mother?" "'He replied, "Gabriel told me of these previously." "What, Gabriel?" he asked. "Yes," he replied. "But," commented 'Abd Allnh b. Salnm, "he is the angel who is the enemy of the Jews." The Messenger of God (SAAS) then recited, "Whoever is the enemy of Gabriel, who surely revealed it to your heart by God's permission" (srlrat al-Baqara; 11, v.97). "'He then said, "Regarding the signs of the Day of Judgement, the first will be a fire that comes at people from the East and leads them to the West. As for the prime food of paradise eaten by those that are there, that is a plentitude of whale's liver. And if the male's liquid precedes that of the female, he will resemhle the child, while if the female's liquid precedes that of the male, she will resemhle the child." ""Abd All* b. Salm exclaimed, "I testify that there is no god but God and that you are the Messenger of God; 0 Messenger of God, the Jews are a people of liars. If they learn of my accepting Islam before you ask them about me, they will lie to you." "'The Jews arrived and the Messenger of God (SAAS) asked them, "What kind of man is the (one of you named) 'Abd AUsh?" They replied, "He is the best of us and the son of the best of us; he is our leader and the son of our leader." "What," he then asked, "would you say if he were to accept Islam?" They replied, "May God spare him from that!" ""Abd Allah then came forth and said, "I give testimony that there is no god but God, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God." They said, "You are the worst of us, and the son of the worst of us!" And they spoke ill of him.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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ABOUT THIS SERIES THIS series of Ar
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