Sirat Ibn Hisham 493
The story of ʿAddās the Christian with him ﷺ
[ قِصَّةُ عَدَّاسٍ النَّصْرَانِيِّ مَعَهُ ﷺ ] قَالَ: فَلَمَّا رَآهُ ابْنَا رَبِيعَةَ، عُتْبَةُ وَشَيْبَةُ، وَمَا لَقِيَ، تَحَرَّكَتْ لَهُ رَحِمُهُمَا، فَدَعَوْا غُلَامًا لَهُمَا نَصْرَانِيًّا، يُقَالُ لَهُ عَدَّاسٌ، فَقَالَا لَهُ: خُذْ قِطْفًا ( مِنْ هَذَا ) الْعِنَبِ، فَضَعْهُ فِي هَذَا الطَّبَقِ، ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ بِهِ إلَى ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ، فَقُلْ لَهُ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ. فَفَعَلَ عَدَّاسٌ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ بِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: كُلْ، فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِ يَدَهُ، قَالَ: بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ أَكَلَ، فَنَظَرَ عَدَّاسٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَاَللَّهِ إنَّ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ مَا يَقُولُهُ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْبِلَادِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: وَمِنْ أَهْلِ أَيِّ الْبِلَادِ أَنْتَ يَا عَدَّاسُ، وَمَا دِينُكَ ؟ قَالَ: نَصْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ نِينَوَى، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: مِنْ قَرْيَةِ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَدَّاسٌ: وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مَتَّى ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاكَ أَخِي، كَانَ نَبِيًّا وَأَنَا نَبِيٌّ، فَأَكَبَّ عَدَّاسٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ قَالَ: يَقُولُ ابْنَا رَبِيعَةَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: أَمَّا غُلَامُكَ فَقَدْ أَفْسَدَهُ عَلَيْكَ. فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمَا عَدَّاسٌ، قَالَا لَهُ: وَيْلَكَ يَا عَدَّاسُ مَالَكَ تُقَبِّلُ رَأْسَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ وَيَدَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ ؟ قَالَ: يَا سَيِّدِي مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ شَيْءٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا، لَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي بِأَمْرِ مَا يَعْلَمُهُ إلَّا نَبِيٌّ، قَالَا لَهُ: وَيْحَكَ يَا عَدَّاسُ، لَا، يَصْرِفَنَّكَ عَنْ دِينِكَ، فَإِنَّ دِينَكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ دِينِهِ
Translation
✧ The story of ʿAddās the Christian with him ﷺ When the two sons of Rabīʿah, ʿUtbah and Shaybah, saw him and what he had met with, compassion for him stirred in them, so they called a Christian slave boy of theirs named ʿAddās and said to him, "Take a bunch of these grapes and place it on this dish, then go with it to that man and tell him to eat from it." ʿAddās did so, then brought it and placed it before the Messenger of God ﷺ, then said to him, "Eat." When the Messenger of God ﷺ put his hand into it, he said, "In the name of God," then ate. ʿAddās looked into his face, then said, "By God, this speech is not what the people of this land say." The Messenger of God ﷺ said to him, "And from the people of which land are you, O ʿAddās, and what is your religion?" He said, "I am a Christian, and I am a man of the people of Nineveh." The Messenger of God ﷺ said, "From the town of the righteous man Jonah son of Matta?" ʿAddās said to him, "And what makes you know who Jonah son of Matta is?" The Messenger of God ﷺ said, "That was my brother; he was a prophet and I am a prophet." ʿAddās fell upon the Messenger of God ﷺ, kissing his head, his hands, and his feet. The two sons of Rabīʿah said to one another, "As for your slave, he has corrupted him for you." When ʿAddās came to them, they said to him, "Woe to you, O ʿAddās, what is it with you that you kiss this man's head, his hands, and his feet?" He said, "O my masters, there is nothing on earth better than this; he has told me something which only a prophet would know." They said to him, "Woe to you, O ʿAddās, do not let him turn you away from your religion, for your religion is better than his."
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