Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 627-152b

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“On the authority of Abu Sufyan that Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt had with him a cow, and he said: O Abu Sufyan ( ) 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah. He said: Noble on both sides, avoiding the injustices or the prohibitions, and noble (ms) ( ). He said: I used to find in my books that a prophet would be sent from this stony land of ours, and I used to think that I was he. When I studied with the people of knowledge, behold, he is among Bani 'Abd Manaf. I looked among Bani 'Abd Manaf and found no one fit for this matter except 'Utbah ibn Rabi'ah. When he informed me of his age, I knew he was not the one, since he had passed forty and had not been revealed to. Abu Sufyan said: Time struck a blow, and revelation came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I set out in a caravan of Quraysh, heading to Yemen for trade. I passed by Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt and said to him, as one mocking him: O Umayyah, the Prophet you used to look for has come out. He said: Indeed it is true, you should look for him and follow him. I said: What prevents you from following him? He said: Nothing prevents me except shame before the women of Thaqif. I used to tell them that I was he, and then they would see me following a boy from Bani 'Abd Manaf. Then Umayyah said: I see you, O Abu Sufyan, if you oppose him, bound as a kid is bound, until you are brought to him and he judges concerning you as he wishes.”

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