Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the people before you, there was a king who had a magician. When the magician became old, he said to the king, "Now I have grown old and my end is near, so send a boy to me so that I may teach him magic." The king sent a boy to the old magician to learn magic, and he began to teach him magic. On his way, there was a monk, so the boy would sit with the monk and listen to his words, which he liked. Then, whenever he went to the magician and passed by the monk, he would sit with him. (Because of coming late) the magician would beat the boy. The boy complained about this to the monk, so the monk said, "If you fear the magician, say that my family kept me (for some work), and if you fear your family, say that the magician kept me."

During this time, a huge beast blocked the way of the people. (When the boy came that way) he said, "Today I will know whether the magician's work is more beloved to Allah or the monk's." Then he picked up a stone and said, "O Allah! If the matter of the monk is more beloved to You than the magician's, then kill this beast so that people may pass (through this way)." Then he struck the beast with the stone and killed it, and people began to pass. Then the boy came to the monk and informed him of this. The monk said to the boy, "O son! Today you are superior to me, because your matter has reached such a stage that soon you will be put to trial. If you are put to trial, do not tell anyone about me."

The boy would cure those who were born blind and lepers, and would cure people of every disease. A companion of the king became blind. He heard about the boy, so he brought many gifts to him and said, "If you cure me, all these gifts that I have brought will be yours." The boy said, "I do not cure anyone, rather it is Allah who cures. If you believe in Allah, I will pray to Allah to cure you." Then that person believed in Allah, and Allah granted him cure.

Then that man (who was cured) came to the king and sat with him as he used to before. The king asked him, "Who restored your sight to you?" He replied, "My Lord." The king said, "Do you have a Lord other than me?" He said, "My Lord and your Lord is Allah." Then the king seized him and began to torture him, so he told the king about the boy. (The boy was called.) When the boy came, the king said to him, "O son! Has your magic reached such a level that you cure those born blind and lepers, and do such things?" The boy said, "I do not cure anyone, rather it is Allah who cures." The king seized him and tortured him until he told the king about the monk. (Then the monk was called.) The monk came, and it was said to him, "Renounce your religion." The monk refused. Then the king called for a saw, placed it on the monk's head, and split his head into two pieces.

Then the king's companion was brought and it was said to him, "Renounce your religion." He also refused. The king placed the saw on his head and split his head into two pieces. (Then the boy was called.) He came, and it was said to him, "Renounce your religion." He also refused. So the king handed the boy over to some of his companions and said, "Take him to such-and-such mountain, and take him to the top of the mountain. If he renounces his religion, let him go, and if he refuses, throw him down from the top of the mountain." So the king's companions took the boy to the top of the mountain. The boy said, "O Allah, save me from them in whatever way You wish." Immediately, an earthquake struck the mountain, and all the king's companions fell, and the boy came walking to the king.

The king asked the boy, "What happened to your companions?" The boy said, "Allah saved me from them." The king again handed the boy over to some of his companions and said, "Take him in a small boat and throw him into the middle of the sea if he does not renounce his religion." The king's companions took the boy, so he...