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benefaction to her. The man who was beside the Prophet, and whom she thought to be ‘Ali,
said to her: “Ask for an animal from him to ride on.” And she was granted her request.
She returned to Ash-Sham where she met her brother and said to him: “The Messenger of
Allâh (peace be upon him) has done me such noble deed that your father would never have
done it. Therefore, willy-nilly, frightened or secure, you should go and see him.” Unsecure
neither protected by some one, not even recommended by a letter as a means of protection,
‘Adi came and met the Prophet. The Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him) took him home
with him. As soon as he sat before him, the Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him)
thanked Allâh and praised him, then said: “What makes you flee? Do you flee lest you
should say there is no god but Allâh? Do you know any other god but Allâh?” “No” he said,
then talked for a while. The Messenger of Allâh went on saying: “Certainly you flee so that
you may not hear the statement saying ‘Allâh is the Greatest.’ Do you know anyone who is
greater than Allâh?” “No” he said. “The Jews are those whose portion is wrath, and the
Christians are those who have gone astray,” the Prophet retorted. “I am a Muslim and I
believe in one God (Allâh).” ‘Adi finally proclaimed with a joyous face. The Prophet ordered
him a residence with one of the Helpers. From that time he started calling at the Prophet
(peace be upon him) in the mornings and in the evenings.
On the authority of Ibn Ishaq, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) made him sit down in
front of him in his house, the Prophet said, “O ‘Adi, were you not cast in disbelief?” “Yes”.
‘Adi said. “Did you not share one quarter of your people’s gains?” “Yes”. Said ‘Adi. The
Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him) said: “It is sinful in your religion to do such a thing,
and you should not allow yourself to do it.” “Yes, by Allâh, that is true”, said ‘Adi. “Thus I
worked out that he was a Prophet inspired by Allâh, and sent to people. He knows what is
unknown.”
In another version, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “‘Adi, embrace Islam and you
shall be secure.” “But I am a man of religion.” Said ‘Adi. “I know your religion better than
you.” Said the Prophet. “Do you know my religion better than me?” ‘Adi asked. The Prophet
replied, “Yes”. He said: “Are you not cast in disbelief because you appropriate to yourself the
fourth of your people’s gains?” “Yes”. Said ‘Adi. “It is unlawful in your religion to do such a
thing.” The Prophet said, and ‘‘Adi added: “He did not need to say it again for I immediately
acquiesced it.”
Al-Bukhari narrates that ‘Adi said: While we were with the Prophet (peace be upon him) , a
man came in and complained to him about poverty. Then another man came in and
complained about highway robbery. The Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him) then said:
“O ‘Adi, have you ever been to Al-Hirah? If you were doomed to live long life, you would be
able to see a riding camel woman travel from Hirah till it circumambulates Al-Ka‘bah fearing
none but Allâh; and if you were to live long enough you would open the treasures of Kisra.
And if you were to live long you would be able to see man offering a handful of gold or silver
to others but none accepts to take it.” At the end of this
Hadith
‘Adi later on says: “I have
seen a riding camel woman travel from Al-Hirah till it circumambulates the Ka‘bah fearing
none but Allâh, I have also been one of those who opened the treasures of Kisra bin
Hurmuz. If you were to live long life you would witness what the Prophet, Abul Qasim,
(peace be upon him) had already said about ‘offering a handful of …’ i.e. the Prophet’s
prophecies did really come true.”
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