Dimad came to Mecca. He was from Azd Shanuah, and he used to recite incantations to treat afflictions caused by evil spirits. He heard some foolish people of Mecca saying that Muhammad was insane, so he said, "If only I could see this man, perhaps Allah would heal him through me."He met him and said, "Muhammad, I recite incantations for this kind of affliction, and Allah heals through me whomever He wills. Would you like me to do so?"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "All praise belongs to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help. Whomever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. To proceed."Dimad said, "Repeat these words to me."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated them to him three times.Dimad said, "I have heard the words of soothsayers, the words of sorcerers, and the words of poets, but I have never heard anything like these words. They have reached the depths of the sea. Give me your hand so I may pledge allegiance to you upon Islam."So he pledged allegiance to him.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "And on behalf of your people as well?"He said, "And on behalf of my people."Later, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out a military expedition, and they passed by Dimad's people. The commander of the expedition asked the troops, "Did you take anything from these people?"A man from the group said, "I took a water vessel from them."The commander said, "Return it, for these are the people of Dimad."
أن ضمادا قدم مكة، وكان من أزد شنوءة، وكان يرقي من هذه الريح، فسمع سفهاء من أهل مكة يقولون: إن محمدا مجنون، فقال: لو أني رأيت هذا الرجل لعل الله يشفيه على يدي، قال: فلقيه، فقال: يا محمد إني أرقي من هذه الريح، وإن الله يشفي على يدي من شاء فهل لك؟ فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه من يهده الله فلا مضل له، ومن يضلل فلا هادي له، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله، أما بعد. قال: فقال: أعد علي كلماتك هؤلاء، فأعادهن عليه رسول الله ﷺ ثلاث مرات، قال: فقال: لقد سمعت قول الكهنة وقول السحرة وقول الشعراء، فما سمعت مثل كلمات هؤلاء، ولقد بلغن ناعوس البحر، قال: فقال: هات يدك أبايعك على الإسلام، قال: فبايعه، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: وعلى قومك قال وعلى قومي، قال: فبعث رسول الله ﷺ سرية فمروا بقومه، فقال صاحب السرية للجيش: هل أصبتم من هؤلاء شيئا؟ فقال رجل من القوم: أصبت منهم مطهرة، فقال: ردوها، فإن هؤلاء قوم ضماد.
Muslim narrated it in the Book of Friday (868) through several routes from Abdul-Ala, who said, Dawud bin Amr bin Saeed narrated to us, from Saeed bin Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, and he mentioned the hadith.Damad is the son of Thalaba, the Azdi, from Azd Shanua. Tabarani reported this hadith of his in Mujam al-Kabir (363/8), where his name appears as "Dimam," with a mim at the end. This is not a distortion, for he is known by both names, "Damad" and "Dimam." Ibn Hajar noted this in Isabah (2/210). Among the Companions there is also another "Dimam," different from this one, namely Dimam bin Thalaba, the Saadi, from Banu Saad bin Bakr. He is more famous, and he has narrations, among them his well-known hadith about his conversation with the Prophet ﷺ and his questioning him about the matters of Islam, which is found in the Sahihayn.His saying, "from this wind," what is meant by "wind" here is madness and the touch of jinn.His saying, "Would you like," means, do you have a desire for my incantation?His saying, "Naus al-bahr," with a nun, and in some narrations, "Qamus al-bahr," with a qaf, meaning its middle. It was also said to mean its farthest depth.