Sayyiduna Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent three men, one to Caesar, one to Chosroes and one to the ruler of Alexandria, and he sent Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Negus. When Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Negus, he found that everyone who came to the Negus entered bowing, through a small door. When Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that small door and the way those people entered, he turned his back and then entered walking backwards, and when he had entered, he straightened up. The Abyssinians were alarmed at this and intended to kill Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him). They said: "Why did you not enter the way we enter?" Sayyiduna Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We do not do this even with our Prophet, who is more deserving that this be done with him." The Negus said: "Leave him; he is speaking the truth."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy); some criticism has been made of some of its narrators, which is not harmful.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 12780
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (493) ، أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 493»