مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
أول مسند البصريينFirst Part of Musnad of the Basrans
حَدِيثُ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
Hadith of Marthad ibn Dhibyan (may Allah be pleased with him)
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Hadith 20667
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ ، وَحُسَيْنٌ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عن مُضارِب بن حَزْن العِجلي قَالَ : وَجَدْتُ مِرْثَدَ بْنَ ظَبْيَانَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَنَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَمَا وَجَدْنَا لَهُ كَاتِبًا يَقْرَؤُهُ عَلَيْنَا ، حَتَّى قَرَأَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي ضُبَيْعَةَ " مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلَى بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ ، أَسْلِمُوا تَسْلَمُوا " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Mirthad that a letter from the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to us, but we could not find any literate person who could read it out to us. Eventually, a man from Banu Zubay‘ah read the letter to us, the contents of which were: "From the Messenger of Allah to Bakr bin Wa’il: Accept Islam and you will find safety."
