Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

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