Adi bin Hatim reported,

I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was sitting in the mosque. The people said, "This is Adi bin Hatim," and I had come without any guarantee of safety or written pledge.When I was brought before him, he took my hand. He had said before that, "I hope that Allah will place his hand in mine."Then he stood up, and a woman with a child approached him and said, "We have a need from you." He went with them until he had taken care of their need. Then he took my hand and brought me to his house, where a servant girl placed a cushion for him. He sat on it, and I sat in front of him.He praised Allah and glorified Him, then said, "What makes you flee from saying, 'There is no god but Allah'? Do you know of any god other than Allah?"I said, "No."He spoke for a while, then said, "You only flee from saying, 'Allah is the Greatest,' because you think there is something greater than Allah. Do you know of anything greater than Allah?"I said, "No."He said, "The Jews are those upon whom is wrath, and the Christians are astray."I said, "I have come as a Muslim."I saw his face brighten with joy. Then he gave instructions concerning me, and I was lodged with a man from the Ansar. I used to visit the Prophet ﷺ at the beginning and end of each day.One evening, while I was with him, some people came to him wearing garments of wool, like these striped cloaks. He prayed, then stood and urged the people to give to them, saying, "Even a sa, even half a sa, even a handful, even part of a handful, any of you may shield his face from the heat of Hell, or the Fire, even with a date, even with half a date.For each of you will meet Allah, and He will say what I am telling you now. He will ask, 'Did I not give you hearing and sight?' He will reply, 'Yes.' He will ask, 'Did I not give you wealth and children?' He will reply, 'Yes.' He will ask, 'Where is what you sent ahead for yourself?' He will look in front of him, behind him, to his right, and to his left, and find nothing to shield his face from the heat of Hell.So let each of you shield his face from the Fire, even with half a date, and if he finds nothing, then with a kind word. I do not fear poverty for you, for Allah will support you and grant you provision until a woman in her litter travels between Yathrib and Hira, or further, and her greatest fear for her mount will be theft."I began to say to myself, "Then where will the bandits of Tayy be?"

أخبرنا عبد بن حميد أخبرنا عبد الرحمن بن سعد أنبأنا عمرو بن أبي قيس عن سماك بن حرب عن عباد بن حبيش

عن عدي بن حاتم قال

أتيت رسول الله ﷺ وهو جالس في المسجد فقال القوم هذا عدي بن حاتم وجئت بغير أمان ولا كتاب فلما دفعت إليه أخذ بيدي وقد كان قال قبل ذلك إني لأرجو أن يجعل الله يده في يدي قال فقام فلقيته امرأة وصبي معها فقالا إن لنا إليك حاجة فقام معهما حتى قضى حاجتهما ثم أخذ بيدي حتى أتى بي داره فألقت له الوليدة وسادة فجلس عليها وجلست بين يديه فحمد الله وأثنى عليه ثم قال ما يفرك أن تقول لا إله إلا الله فهل تعلم من إله سوى الله قال قلت لا قال ثم تكلم ساعة ثم قال إنما تفر أن تقول الله أكبر وتعلم أن شيئا أكبر من الله قال قلت لا قال فإن اليهود مغضوب عليهم وإن النصارى ضلال قال قلت فإني جئت مسلما قال فرأيت وجهه تبسط فرحا قال ثم أمر بي فأنزلت عند رجل من الأنصار جعلت أغشاه آتيه طرفي النهار قال فبينما أنا عنده عشية إذ جاءه قوم في ثياب من الصوف من هذه النمار قال فصلى وقام فحث عليهم ثم قال ولو صاع ولو بنصف صاع ولو بقبضة ولو ببعض قبضة يقي أحدكم وجهه حر جهنم أو النار ولو بتمرة ولو بشق تمرة فإن أحدكم لاقي الله وقائل له ما أقول لكم ألم أجعل لك سمعا وبصرا فيقول بلى فيقول ألم أجعل لك مالا وولدا فيقول بلى فيقول أين ما قدمت لنفسك فينظر قدامه وبعده وعن يمينه وعن شماله ثم لا يجد شيئا يقي به وجهه حر جهنم ليق أحدكم وجهه النار ولو بشق تمرة فإن لم يجد فبكلمة طيبة فإني لا أخاف عليكم الفاقة فإن الله ناصركم ومعطيكم حتى تسير الظعينة فيما بين يثرب والحيرة أو أكثر ما تخاف على مطيتها السرق قال فجعلت أقول في نفسي فأين لصوص طييء