Hadith 120

Al Kafi – Ali, from his father, from Al bazanty, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara, ‘From Abu Ja’far-asws: ‘Samama Bin Asaal was captured by the cavalry of the Prophet-saww and Rasool-Allah-saww had said: ‘Our Allah-azwj! Make me-saww to overcome Samama! ’ So Rasool-Allah-saww said to him: ‘I-saww give you one of three choices. I-saww could kill you’. He said, ‘Then you-saww would have killed a great person’. He-saww said: ‘I-saww could (accept) your ransom’. He said, ‘Then you-saww would find me to be expensive’. He-saww said: ‘Or I-saww grant safety to you’. He said, ‘Then you would find me to be thankful’. He-saww said: ‘So I-saww hereby grant safety to you’. He said, ‘I hereby testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj, and you-saww Muhammad-saww are Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, and by Allah-azwj, I knew you-saww were Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj when I saw you-saww, and I did not testify by it while I was in bondage’’. [122]