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him with the greeting of Islaam. I said: ‘As-Salaamu `alaika yaa Rasoolullaah.’ He<br />
ﷺ replied: ❝Wa `alaika wa rahmatullaah.❞ Then he ﷺ said: ❝Who are you?❞ I<br />
said: ‘I am from Ghifaar.’ He ﷺ lifted his hand and placed his fingers on his forehead,<br />
and I said to myself: ‘He does not like the fact that I am from Ghifaar.’ I wanted to take<br />
his hand but his Companion stopped me, and he knew him better than I did. Then he<br />
raised his head and said: ❝How long have you been here?❞ I said: ‘I have been here<br />
for thirty days or nights.’ He ﷺ said: ❝Who has been feeding you?❞ I said: ‘I had<br />
no food except the water of Zamzam, and I have grown so fat that I have folds on my<br />
stomach, and I did not feel any hunger.’ He ﷺ said: ❝It is blessed, it serves as food.<br />
❞ 188 Abu Bakr said: ‘O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah, give me permission to offer him food<br />
tonight.’ The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ and Abu Bakr set off, and I went with them.<br />
Abu Bakr opened a door and brought us raisins of al-Ṭaa’if, and that was the first food I<br />
ate (in a month). I stayed for a while, then I came to the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ and<br />
he said: ❝I have been shown a land that has palm trees, and I do not think that it is<br />
any other than Yathrib (old name for al-Madeenah). Will you convey a message from<br />
me to your people? Perhaps <strong>Al</strong>laah will benefit them through you and grant you<br />
reward through them.❞” I came to Unais and he said: ‘What did you do?’ I said: ‘What<br />
I did is become a Muslim and attest to the truth.’ He said: ‘I have no aversion to your<br />
religion; I have also become Muslim and attested to the truth.’ We went to our mother<br />
and she said: ‘I have no aversion to your religion; I have also become Muslim and<br />
attested to the truth.’ We went to our people, Ghifaar, and half of them became<br />
Muslim, and they were led in prayer by Aymaa’ Ibn Rahadhah al-Ghifaaree, who was<br />
their chief. The other half of them said: ‘When the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ comes to<br />
al-Madeenah, we will become Muslim.’ When the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ came to<br />
al-Madeenah, the other half also became Muslim. (The tribe of) Aslam came and said:<br />
‘O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah, (Ghifaar) are our brothers, we become Muslim on the same<br />
basis that they became Muslim.’ The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah ﷺ said: ❝May <strong>Al</strong>laah<br />
forgive Ghifaar and may <strong>Al</strong>laah keep Aslam safe and sound.❞” 189<br />
We have already mentioned the narration regarding Salmaan al-Faarisee’s conversion<br />
to Islaam.<br />
188 (Shaikh al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee said): In Musnad Abu Dawood al-Ṭayaalisee (459), there is the addition: ❝and it is serves<br />
as cure for the sick.❞<br />
189 Musnad Aḥmad (21525) and Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim (2473-132)<br />
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