حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَا کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَيَجِيئُ الْغَرِيبُ فَلَا يَدْرِي أَيُّهُمْ هُوَ حَتَّی يَسْأَلَ فَطَلَبْنَا إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَجْعَلَ لَهُ مَجْلِسًا يَعْرِفُهُ الْغَرِيبُ إِذَا أَتَاهُ قَالَ فَبَنَيْنَا لَهُ دُکَّانًا مِنْ طِينٍ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهِ وَکُنَّا نَجْلِسُ بِجَنْبَتَيْهِ وَذَکَرَ نَحْوَ هَذَا الْخَبَرِ فَأَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ فَذَکَرَ هَيْئَتَهُ حَتَّی سَلَّمَ مِنْ طَرَفِ السِّمَاطِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4698
Narrated Abu Dharr and Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit among his Companions. A stranger would come and not recognize him (the Prophet) until he asked (about him). So we asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to make a place where he might take his seat so that when a stranger came, he might recognise him. So we built a terrace of soil on which he would take his seat, and we would sit beside him. He then mentioned something similar to this Hadith saying: A man came, and he described his appearance. He saluted from the side of the assembly, saying: Peace be upon you, Muhammad. The Prophet ﷺ then responded to him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020