Hadith 455:3
Abu al-Yaman narrated to us, he said: Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr al-Shaybani, from Abu Salam al-Dimashqi and 'Amr ibn 'Abd Allah, that they both heard Abu Umamah al-Bahili narrating the hadith of 'Amr ibn 'Abasah al-Sulami, who said: "I turned away from the gods of my people during the Jahiliyyah" — then he mentioned the hadith — he said: "So I asked about him and found him concealing his affair. I was gentle with him until I entered upon him, and I greeted him. I said to him: 'What are you?' He said: 'A Prophet.' I said: 'And what is a Prophet?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah.' I said: 'And who sent you?' He said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.' I said: 'With what did He send you?' He said: 'That ties of kinship be maintained, blood be spared, the paths be made secure, the idols be broken, and Allah be worshipped alone, with nothing associated with Him.' I said: 'Excellent is that with which He has sent you. I call you to witness that I have believed in you and declared you truthful. Shall I stay with you, or what do you see?' He said: 'You see the people's hatred for what I have brought. So stay with your family, and when you hear that I have emerged, then come to me'" — then he mentioned the hadith.
حدثنا أبو اليمان، قال: حدثنا إسماعيل بن عياش، عن يحيى بن أبي عمرو السيباني، عن أبي سلام الدمشقي، وعمرو بن عبد الله، أنهما: سمعا أبا أمامة الباهلي، يحدث عن حديث عمرو بن عبسة السلمي، قال: رغبت عن آلهة قومي في الجاهلية - فذكر الحديث -، قال: فسألت عنه فوجدته مستخفيا بشأنه ، فتلطفت له حتى دخلت عليه، فسلمت عليه، فقلت له: ما أنت؟ فقال: " نبي "، فقلت: وما النبي؟ فقال: " رسول الله "، فقلت: ومن أرسلك؟ قال: " الله عز وجل "، قلت: بماذا أرسلك؟ فقال: " بأن توصل الأرحام، وتحقن الدماء، وتؤمن السبل، وتكسر الأوثان، ويعبد الله وحده لا يشرك به شيء " ، قلت: نعم ما أرسلك به، وأشهدك أني قد آمنت بك وصدقتك، أفأمكث معك أم ما ترى؟ فقال: " قد ترى كراهة الناس لما جئت به، فامكث في أهلك، فإذا سمعتم بي قد خرجت مخرجي فأتني - فذكر الحديث - "