Sirat Ibn Hisham 244
The account of Salmān's ᴿᴬ conversion to Islam
[ اتِّفَاقُ سَلْمَانَ وَالنَّصَارَى عَلَى الْهَرَبِ ] قَالَ: وَبَعَثْتُ إلَى النَّصَارَى فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: إذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَكْبٌ مِنْ الشَّامِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي بِهِمْ. قَالَ: فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَكْبٌ مِنْ الشَّامِ تُجَّارٌ مِنْ النَّصَارَى، فَأَخْبَرُونِي بِهِمْ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: إذَا قَضَوْا حَوَائِجَهُمْ، وَأَرَادُوا الرَّجْعَةَ إلَى بِلَادِهِمْ، فَآذَنُونِي بِهِمْ. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَرَادُوا الرَّجْعَةَ إلَى بِلَادِهِمْ أَخْبَرُونِي بِهِمْ، فَأَلْقَيْتُ الْحَدِيدَ مِنْ رِجْلَيَّ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ. فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُهَا، قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَفَضْلُ أَهْلُ هَذَا الدِّينِ عِلْمًا ؟ قَالُوا: الْأُسْقُفُ فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ، [ سَلْمَانُ وَأُسْقُفُ النَّصَارَى السَّيِّئُ ] قَالَ فَجِئْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إنِّي قَدْ رَغِبْتُ فِي هَذَا الدِّينِ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنَّ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ، وَأَخْدُمُكَ فِي كَنِيسَتِكَ، فَأَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْكَ، وَأُصَلِّيَ مَعَكَ؛ قَالَ: اُدْخُلْ، فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ. قَالَ: وَكَانَ رَجُلُ سَوْءٍ، يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، وَيُرَغِّبُهُمْ فِيهَا، فَإِذَا جَمَعُوا إلَيْهِ شَيْئًا مِنْهَا اكْتَنَزَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ الْمَسَاكِينَ، حَتَّى جَمَعَ سَبْعَ قِلَالٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَوَرِقٍ. قَالَ: فَأَبْغَضْتُهُ بُغْضًا شَدِيدًا لِمَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَصْنَعُ؛ ثُمَّ مَاتَ، فَاجْتَمَعَتْ إلَيْهِ النَّصَارَى لِيَدْفِنُوهُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ: إنَّ هَذَا كَانَ رَجُلَ سَوْءٍ، يَأْمُركُمْ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، وَيُرَغِّبُكُمْ فِيهَا، فَإِذَا جِئْتُمُوهُ بِهَا، اكْتَنَزَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ، وَلَمْ يُعْطِ الْمَسَاكِينَ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا. قَالَ: فَقَالُوا لِي: وَمَا عِلْمُكَ بِذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُمْ: أَنَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى كَنْزِهِ؛ قَالُوا: فَدُلَّنَا عَلَيْهِ؛ قَالَ: فَأَرَيْتُهُمْ مَوْضِعَهُ، فَاسْتَخْرَجُوا مِنْهُ سَبْعَ قِلَالٍ مَمْلُوءَةً ذَهَبًا وَوَرِقًا. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا: وَاَللَّهِ لَا نَدْفِنُهُ أَبَدًا. قَالَ: فَصَلَبُوهُ، وَرَجَمُوهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ، وَجَاءُوا بِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ، فَجَعَلُوهُ مَكَانَهُ
Translation
✧ [The agreement of Salmān and the Christians to flee] He said: I sent word to the Christians and said to them: When a caravan from Syria comes to you, inform me of them. He said: A caravan of Christian merchants from Syria came to them, and they informed me of them. I said to them: When they have fulfilled their needs and want to return to their country, tell me of them. He said: When they wanted to return to their country, they told me of them, so I threw the iron from my legs, then went out with them until I reached Syria. When I reached it, I said: Who is the most excellent of the people of this religion in knowledge? They said: The bishop in the church. [Salmān and the wicked bishop of the Christians] He said: So I came to him and said: I have desired this religion, and I would like to be with you, serve you in your church, learn from you, and pray with you. He said: Enter. So I entered with him. He said: He was a wicked man who commanded them to give charity and urged them to it, but when they collected something of it for him, he hoarded it for himself and did not give it to the poor, until he had gathered seven jars of gold and silver. He said: I hated him with a severe hatred because of what I saw him doing. Then he died, and the Christians gathered to bury him. I said to them: This man was wicked; he commanded you to give charity and urged you to it, but when you brought it to him, he hoarded it for himself and gave none of it to the poor. He said: They said to me: How do you know that? He said: I said to them: I will show you his treasure. They said: Show us it. He said: I showed them its place, and they brought out of it seven jars full of gold and silver. He said: When they saw them, they said: By God, we will never bury him. He said: They crucified him and stoned him with stones, and brought another man and put him in his place.
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