Hadith 3204
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the people news of death of Negus on the day on which he died, took them out to the place of prayer, drew them up in rows and said: "Allah is Most Great" four times.
Hadith 3205
حَدَّثَنَا
عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْمَاعِيل يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ
إِسْرَائِيلَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ
أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : " أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَنْطَلِقَ إِلَى أَرْضِ النَّجَاشِيِّ ، فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَهُ ، قَالَ النَّجَاشِيُّ : أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَنَّهُ الَّذِي بَشَّرَ بِهِ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ، وَلَوْلَا مَا أَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ ، لَأَتَيْتُهُ حَتَّى أَحْمِلَ نَعْلَيْهِ " .
Narrated Abu Burdah: On the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to proceed to the land of Negus. Mentioning the rest of the tradition he said that Negus said: I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and it is he about whom Christ son of Mary gave good news. It I were not in the land which I am, I would come to him and carry his shoes.