٣٦٩٨٥ - حدثنا عبد اللَّه بن نمير عن الأعمش عن (خيثمة) (١) قال: دخل ملك الموت إلى سليمان فجعل ينظر إلى رجل من جلسائه يديم النظر إليه، فلما خرج قال الرجل: من هذا؟ قال: هذا ملك الموت، قال: رأيته ينظر إلي كأنه يريدني، قال: فما تريد؟ قال: أريد أن تحملني على الريح حتى تلقيني بالهند، قال: فدعا (بالريح) (٢) فحمله عليها فألقته في الهند، ثم أتى ملك الموت سليمان فقال: إنك ⦗٢٣٧⦘ كنت تديم النظر إلى رجل من جلسائي؟ قال: كنت أعجب منه، أمرت أن أقبضه بالهند وهو عندك.
Hazrat Khaythama says: The Angel of Death came to Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him) and began to stare intently at one of your (Sulaiman’s) companions. When he (the Angel) left, that man said: Who was that? You (peace be upon him) replied: That was the Angel of Death. He said: It seemed to me that he was staring at me as if he intended to take my soul. You (peace be upon him) asked: So what do you want? He said: I want you to have the wind carry me to the land of India. The narrator says: You (peace be upon him) commanded the wind, so the wind lifted that man and took him to the land of India. Then the Angel of Death (again) came to Hazrat Sulaiman (peace be upon him), so you (peace be upon him) asked: Why were you staring at one of my companions? The Angel of Death said: I was astonished at him, because I was commanded to seize his soul in India, and yet he was sitting with you.