أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَائَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَرَکَ خُطْبَتَهُ حَتَّی انْتَهَی إِلَيَّ فَأُتِيَ بِکُرْسِيٍّ خِلْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَی خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5392
It was narrated that Humaid bin Hilal said: “Abu Rifa’ah said: ‘I came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم while he was delivering a Khutbah, and said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, a stranger has come to ask about his religion, for he does not know what his religion is.” The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم stopped delivering his Khutbah and turned to me. A chair was brought, and I think its legs were of iron. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sat down on it and started to teach me what Allah has taught him, then he went and completed his Khutbah.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020