It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl and Waraqah bin Nawfal set out in search of the true religion until they reached a monk in Mosul. He said to Zayd bin Amr: "O owner of the camel, where have you come from?" He replied: "From the structure of Ibrahim (Makkah)." He asked: "What are you seeking?" He said: "I am in search of the true religion." The monk said: "Go back, for what you are seeking is about to appear in your own land." So Waraqah bin Nawfal entered Christianity, but Zayd says: Christianity was presented to me and it did not suit me. So he returned (to Makkah), and (near the Ka'bah) he would say: 'Labbayka haqqan haqqa, ta'abbudan wa riqqa, al-birra abghi la al-khal, wa hal tara muhajjiran ka-man qal: amantu bima amana bihi Ibrahim' (Here I am at Your service, a true and sincere response, in worship and servitude; I seek only Your pleasure and righteousness, not pride and grandeur. And do you consider one who leaves his home for the sake of Allah to be like one who (merely by tongue) said: I believe in what Ibrahim (peace be upon him) believed?) Then he would further say: 'Abghi laka Allahumma 'anin raghim, mahma tujashshimni fa-inni jashim' (O Allah, in humility and lowliness I seek You alone; whatever hardship You place upon me, I will gladly bear it). Then he would fall down and prostrate.
The narrator relates that Zayd's son (Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him)) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, my father's condition was as you saw and as reached you about him; shall I seek forgiveness for him?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, for on the Day of Resurrection he will be raised as a whole nation by himself."
And (it once happened that) Zayd bin Amr met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the two of them were eating from their dining cloth. They invited Zayd bin Amr to their food, but Zayd bin Amr said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "We do not eat what (meat) has been slaughtered on the stone altars (of idols)."
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 4022
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إِسْنَادُ هَذَا الطَّرِيقِ ضَعِيفٌ؛ لِجَهَالَةِ نُفَيْلِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، وَلِاخْتِلاَطِ المَسْعُودِيِّ. » «أخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 16178، 16179، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 68/1»