Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 958

Translation

✧ He informed him that ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb went with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a group of his companions toward Ibn Ṣayyād until they found him playing with boys in the fortress of Banū Maghālah. Ibn Ṣayyād had at that time nearly reached puberty. He did not notice until the Prophet ﷺ struck his back with his hand, then said, "Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He looked at him and said, "I testify that you are the Messenger of the unlettered ones." Ibn Ṣayyād said, "Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ squeezed him, then said, "I believe in Allah and His Messenger." Then he said to Ibn Ṣayyād, "What do you see?" Ibn Ṣayyād said, "A truthful one and a liar come to me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "The matter is confused for you." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have hidden something for you." He said, "It is dukhkh (smoke)." He said, "Be off! You will not exceed your measure." ʿUmar said, "O Messenger of Allah, will you permit me to strike his neck?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "If he is the one, you will not have power over him. If he is not the one, there is no good for you in killing him."

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