Musnad Ahmad 29:6

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and Affan narrated to us, they said: Ubayd Allah ibn Iyad narrated to us, Iyad narrated to us, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I set out with my father toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When I saw him, my father said to me: "Do you know who this is?" I said: "No." My father said to me: "This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." I shuddered when he said that, for I used to think that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was something that did not resemble people. But there he was, a human with a *wafra* (hair reaching the earlobes)—Affan said in his narration: "Possessing a *wafra*"—and upon it was a trace of henna. He was wearing two green garments. My father greeted him, then we sat and spoke for a while. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to my father: "Is this your son?" He said: "Yes, by the Lord of the Kaaba." He said: "Truly?" He said: "I bear witness to it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled, laughing at the firmness of my resemblance to my father and at my father’s swearing by me. Then he said: "As for him, he does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then recited: {And no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another} [Al-An'am: 164]. He said: Then he looked at something like a growth between his shoulders and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am among the most skilled of men in medicine; shall I treat it for you?" He said: "No, its Physician is the One who created it." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Husayn ibn Ali narrated to us, from Ibn Abjar, from Iyad ibn Laqit, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I set out with my father while I was a boy to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). My father said to him: "I am a physician, so show me this growth that is on your back." He said: "And what would you do with it?" He said: "I would excise it." He said: "You are not a physician, but you are gentle; its Physician is the One who placed it." Another said: "Created it." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Sa'id ibn Abi al-Rabi' al-Samman narrated to me, Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr, from Iyad ibn Laqit al-'Ijli, from Abu Rimtha al-Taymi (of Taym al-Rabab), who said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with my son, and I showed him to him. I said to my son: "This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He began to tremble out of awe for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I said to him: "O Prophet of Allah, I am a physician, from a family of physicians, so show me your back. If it is a growth, I will excise it, and if it is other than that, I will inform you, for there is no human more knowledgeable of a wound or an abscess than I." He said: "Its Physician is Allah." He was wearing two green garments, and he had hair that had been overtaken by grayness, and his gray hair was red. He said: "Is this your son?" I said: "Yes, by the Lord of the Kaaba." He said: "The son of your own self?" I said: "I bear witness to it." He said: "For he does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to me, Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, from Ali ibn Salih, Iyad ibn Laqit narrated to me, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I performed Hajj and saw a man sitting in the shade of the Kaaba. My father said: "Do you know who this is? This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." When we reached him, "there was a man with a *wafra*, with a trace [of henna], and upon him were two green garments." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: 'Amr ibn Muhammad ibn Bukayr al-Naqid narrated to me, Hushaym narrated to us, more than once, he said: Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr informed me, from Iyad ibn Laqit, from Abu Rimtha al-Taymi: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with a son of mine. He said: "Is this your son?" I said: "I bear witness to it." He said: "He does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him." He said: And I saw the gray hair was red. *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Shayban ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to me, Yazid—meaning Ibn Ibrahim al-Tustari—narrated to us, Sadaqah ibn Abi 'Imran narrated to us, from a man—who is Thabit ibn Munqidh—from Abu Rimtha, who said: I set out with my father to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When we were on the road, we met him. My father said to me: "O my son, this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said: I used to think that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not resemble people. But there was a man with a *wafra*, and upon it was a trace of henna, and he was wearing two green garments. He said: It is as if I am looking at his shins. He said: He said to my father: "Who is this with you?" He said: "This, by Allah, is my son." He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laughed at my father’s swearing by me, then said: "You have spoken the truth. As for you, you do not commit a crime against him, nor does he commit a crime against you." He said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited: {And no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another} [Al-An'am: 164]. *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Muhammad ibn Bakkar narrated to us, Qays ibn al-Rabi' al-Asadi narrated to us, from Iyad ibn Laqit, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I set out with my father while I was a boy, and we came to a man in the midday heat, sitting in the shade of his house. He was wearing two green garments, his hair was a *wafra*, and on his head was a trace of henna. He said: My father said to me: "Do you know who this is?" I said: "No." He said: "This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said: We spoke for a long time. He said: My father said to him: "I am a man from a family of medicine, so show me that which is on the inside of your shoulder. If it is a growth, I will excise it, and if it is other than that, I will inform you." He said: "Its Physician is the One who created it." He said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) looked at me and said to him: "Is this your son?" He said: "I bear witness to it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him: "Look at what you are saying?" He said: "Yes, by the Lord of the Kaaba." He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) laughed at my resemblance to my father and at my father’s swearing by me, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O man, he does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Ja'far ibn Humayd al-Kufi narrated to me, Ubayd Allah ibn Iyad ibn Laqit narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I set out with my father toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When I saw him, my father said: "Do you know who this is?" I said: "No." He said: "This is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." He said: I shuddered when he said that, and I used to think that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was something that did not resemble people. But there was a human with a *wafra*, and upon it was a trace of henna, and he was wearing two green garments. My father greeted him, then we sat and spoke for a while. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to my father: "Is this your son?" He said: "Yes, by the Lord of the Kaaba." He said: "Truly?" He said: "I bear witness to it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled, laughing at the confirmation of my resemblance to my father and at my father’s swearing by me. Then he said: "As for him, he does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited: {And no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another} [Al-An'am: 164]. Then he looked at something like a growth between his shoulders and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am among the most skilled of men in medicine; shall I treat it for you?" He said: "No, its Physician is the One who created it." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: My father and Abu Khaythamah Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me, they said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, Ubayd Allah ibn Iyad ibn Laqit narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) "and he was wearing two green garments." *** Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Shayban ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to me, Jarir—meaning Ibn Hazim—narrated to us, Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr narrated to us, from Iyad ibn Laqit, from Abu Rimtha, who said: I arrived in Medina, and I had not yet seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He came out wearing two green garments. I said to my son: "This, by Allah, is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." My son began to tremble out of awe for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am a physician, and my father was a physician, and we are a family of medicine. By Allah, no vein or bone of the body is hidden from us. So show me this which is on your shoulder; if it is a growth, I will excise it, then I will treat it." He said: "No, its Physician is Allah." Then he said: "Who is this who is with you?" I said: "My son, by the Lord of the Kaaba." He said: "Your son?" He said: "My son, I bear witness to it." He said: "This son of yours does not commit a crime against you, nor do you commit a crime against him."