Thumamah ibn 'Uthal, captured

458. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Abaan Bin Usmaan, from Zurara, who has narrated the following: Abu Ja’far عليه الصلاة والسلام that: ‘Samama Bin Asaal was captured by the cavalry of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم and the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم had said; ‘Our Allah عز وجل! Make me صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to overcome Samama!’ So the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said to him: ‘I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم give you one of three choices. I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم could kill you’. He said, ‘Then you صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would have killed a great person’. He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم could ransom you’. He said, ‘Then you صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would find me to be expensive’. He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘Or I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم give safety to you’. He said, ‘Then you would find me to be thankful’. He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: ‘So I صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم give safety to you’. He said, ‘I hereby testify that there is no god except Allah عز وجل, and you صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and by Allah عز وجل, I knew you صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم were the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم when I saw you صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, and I did not testify by it whilst I was in bondage’.