Abdullah bin Abbas reported,

The tribe of Banu Saad bin Bakr sent Dimam bin Thalaba as a delegate to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He arrived, made his camel kneel at the door of the mosque, hobbled it, then entered the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting among his companions. Dimam was a sturdy man, hairy, with two long braids. He came forward until he stood before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the midst of his companions and said, "Which of you is the son of Abdul-Muttalib?"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I am the son of Abdul-Muttalib."Dimam said, "Muhammad?"He said, "Yes."Then Dimam said, "Son of Abdul-Muttalib, I am going to question you, and I will be harsh in my questioning, so do not hold it against me."He said, "I will not hold anything against you. Ask whatever you wish."Dimam said, "I adjure you by Allah, your God and the God of those before you and the God of those who will come after you, did Allah truly send you to us as a messenger?"He said, "By Allah, yes."Dimam said, "I adjure you by Allah, your God and the God of those before you and the God of those who will come after you, did Allah truly command you to order us to worship Him alone, associating nothing with Him, and to cast off these rivals our forefathers used to worship alongside Him?"He said, "By Allah, yes."Dimam said, "I adjure you by Allah, your God and the God of those before you and the God of those who will come after you, did Allah truly command you that we perform these five prayers?"He said, "By Allah, yes."Then Dimam went on mentioning the obligations of Islam one by one, zakat, fasting, the pilgrimage, and all the laws of Islam, adjuring him at each obligation just as he had adjured him at the previous one. When he had finished, he said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that our master Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I will perform these obligations and avoid what you have forbidden me, and I will neither add to them nor take away from them."Then he turned back toward his camel. As he walked away, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If the man with the two braids is truthful, he will enter Paradise."Dimam came to his camel, untied its hobble, and set off until he reached his people. They gathered around him, and the first thing he said was, "How wretched are al-Lat and al-Uzza!"They said, "Hold your tongue, Dimam! Beware of leprosy, beware of madness!"He said, "Woe to you! By Allah, those two can neither harm nor benefit. Allah has sent a messenger and revealed to him a book by which He has rescued you from what you were in. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I have come to you from him with what he has commanded you and forbidden you."By Allah, by the end of that day there was not a man or woman in his settlement who had not become a Muslim.Ibn Abbas said, "We have never heard of any tribal delegate more excellent than Dimam bin Thalaba."

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عن عبد الله بن عباس قال

بعثت بنو سعد بن بكر ضمام بن ثعلبة وافدا إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقدم عليه وأناخ بعيره على باب المسجد ثم عقله ثم دخل المسجد ورسول الله ﷺ جالس في أصحابه وكان ضمام رجلا جلدا أشعر ذا غديرتين فأقبل حتى وقف على رسول الله ﷺ في أصحابه فقال أيكم ابن عبد المطلب فقال رسول الله ﷺ أنا ابن عبد المطلب قال محمد قال نعم فقال ابن عبد المطلب إني سائلك ومغلظ في المسألة فلا تجدن في نفسك قال لا أجد في نفسي فسل عما بدا لك قال أنشدك الله إلهك وإله من كان قبلك وإله من هو كائن بعدك آلله بعثك إلينا رسولا فقال اللهم نعم قال فأنشدك الله إلهك وإله من كان قبلك وإله من هو كائن بعدك آلله أمرك أن تأمرنا أن نعبده وحده لا نشرك به شيئا وأن نخلع هذه الأنداد التي كانت آباؤنا يعبدون معه قال اللهم نعم قال فأنشدك الله إلهك وإله من كان قبلك وإله من هو كائن بعدك آلله أمرك أن نصلي هذه الصلوات الخمس قال اللهم نعم قال ثم جعل يذكر فرائض الإسلام فريضة فريضة الزكاة والصيام والحج وشرائع الإسلام كلها يناشده عند كل فريضة كما يناشده في التي قبلها حتى إذا فرغ قال فإني أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن سيدنا محمدا رسول الله وسأؤدي هذه الفرائض وأجتنب ما نهيتني عنه ثم لا أزيد ولا أنقص قال ثم انصرف راجعا إلى بعيره فقال رسول الله ﷺ حين ولى إن يصدق ذو العقيصتين يدخل الجنة قال فأتى إلى بعيره فأطلق عقاله ثم خرج حتى قدم على قومه فاجتمعوا إليه فكان أول ما تكلم به أن قال بئست اللات والعزى قالوا مه يا ضمام اتق البرص والجذام اتق الجنون قال ويلكم إنهما والله لا يضران ولا ينفعان إن الله عز وجل قد بعث رسولا وأنزل عليه كتابا استنقذكم به مما كنتم فيه وإني أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله إني قد جئتكم من عنده بما أمركم به ونهاكم عنه قال فوالله ما أمسى من ذلك اليوم وفي حاضره رجل ولا امرأة إلا مسلما قال يقول ابن عباس فما سمعنا بوافد قوم كان أفضل من ضمام بن ثعلبة