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Chapter 27: Mentioning of Abu Dharr’s conversion to Islaam<br />
رضيُ <strong>Al</strong>-Baihaqee reported from the route of al-Ḥaakim, 185 from his chain that Abu Dharr<br />
me, said: “I was one-fourth of Islaam. (Only) three people accepted Islaam before اهللُعنه<br />
and I was the fourth. I came to the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ and said: ‘Assalaamu<br />
`alaika, O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah! I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped<br />
except <strong>Al</strong>laah, and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah.’ I saw the signs of joy<br />
”.ﷺ on the face of the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah<br />
This is how it was reported in a shorter form.<br />
رضيُاهللُ said: “When Abu Dhar رضيُاهللُعنهما Imaam al-Bukhaaree reported that Ibn `Abbaas<br />
he said to his brother: ‘Ride to ﷺ received the news of the advent of the Prophet عنه<br />
this valley (of Makkah) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a<br />
prophet and that there comes to him information from the Heavens. Listen to what he<br />
says and come back to me.’ So his brother set out and came to the Prophet ﷺ and<br />
listened to some of his talks, and returned to Abu Dhar and said to him: ‘I have seen<br />
him exhorting (people) to develop good morals and his expressions can in no way be<br />
termed as poetry.’ Abu Dhar said: ‘You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted.’ He<br />
then took his provision for the journey and carried a water-skin of his, containing some<br />
water till be reached Makkah. He went to the Masjid (Ka`bah) and searched for the<br />
Prophet ﷺ and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about him<br />
until it was night. 186 `<strong>Al</strong>ee saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when Abu Dhar<br />
saw `<strong>Al</strong>ee, he followed him, and none of them asked the other about anything, and<br />
when it was dawn, Abu Dhar took his provision and his water-skin to the Masjid and<br />
stayed there the whole day but he did not see the Prophet ,ﷺ and when it was<br />
evening, he came back to his retiring place. `<strong>Al</strong>ee passed by him and said: ‘Has this man<br />
not been able to find his destination until now?’ So `<strong>Al</strong>ee awakened him and took him<br />
with him and none of them spoke to the other about anything. When it was the third<br />
day, `<strong>Al</strong>ee did the same and Abu Dhar stayed with him. Then `<strong>Al</strong>ee said: ‘Will you tell<br />
185 I (al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee) say: al-Ḥaakim reported it in his “al-Mustadrak” (5459). Had he (Ibn Katheer) reported from him<br />
directly would have been better (because of the smaller chain of narration), and he (Ibn Katheer) a lot of times<br />
used the longer chains. <strong>Al</strong>-Ḥaakim said: “The chain of this narration is “Ṣaḥeeḥ” as per the condition of Muslim”,<br />
and al-Dhahabee agreed with him.<br />
186 In Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim, it is: “and then he slept”.<br />
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