Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

unmistakable. He (the awaited Prophet) will eat from things given to him as gifts but
not from things given to him as charity. Between his shoulders there is the seal of
Prophethood. So if you are able to go to that land, then you should do so.’”
Salmaan said: “After his death, I stayed in `Ammooriyyah as long as Allaah Willed me to
stay there. A group of `Arab traders from the Kalb tribe passed through `Ammooriyyah,
I told them: “Take me with you to the land of the `Arabs in return for whatever cows
and goat I have.” They agreed and I paid them. When we reached Waadi al-Quraa (a
place between al-Madeenah and Syria), they broke their agreement and sold me as a
slave to a Jew. I worked as a servant for him and saw some palm trees and hoped that
this would be the place that my companion had described. One day while I was there
with this Jew, his cousin from the tribe of Banee Quraiẓhah in al-Madeenah came for a
visit. So he sold me to his cousin, who took me with him to al-Madeenah, the city of
date-palms. By Allaah! As soon as I saw it I recognized it as the Christian at
`Ammooriyyah had described it to me.
Then the mission came to the Messenger of Allaah ‏,ﷺ who remained in Makkah
without me hearing anything about him, because of the harsh duties of slavery which
were imposed upon me. When the Prophet ﷺ reached al-Madeenah after his Hijrah
(emigration) from Makkah, I was working for my master at the top of a palm tree, with
my master sitting underneath it. A cousin of his came up and said: ‘May Allaah kill
Banoo Qaylah! 100 By Allaah, they have gathered at Qubaa in support of a man who has
today come from Makkah and whom they claim to be a Prophet.’”
Salmaan said: “As soon as I heard this I began to tremble, so much that I thought that I
would fall on top of my master. I quickly got down from the tree and spoke to my
master’s cousin: “What did you say? Repeat the news for me.” My master got very
angry and spoke harshly to me and shouted: ‘What has this got to do with you? Go
back to what you were doing.’ I replied: “Nothing, except that I wanted to ascertain
that I heard him correctly.”
I had put aside some food, and when evening came, I went to the place where the
Messenger of Allaah ﷺ had alighted in Qubaa. I went up to him and said: “I have
heard that you are a righteous man and that you have companions with you who are
strangers and are in need. Here is something from me as Sadaqah (charity). I see that
you are more deserving of it than others.” I presented it to him; he ﷺ said to his
100 Meaning: The Anṣaar (from the tribes of Aws and the Khazraj, the two main Arab tribes of Madeenah)
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