Hadith 290

(The book) ‘Al Kharaij Wa Al Jaraih’ – ‘It is reported that Abu Maryam Al Madany said, ‘I went to Hajj. When I came to be near from the tree, I went out upon a donkey of mine. I said, ‘I shall catch up the congregation and pray Salat with them’. I looked at the congregation praying Salat, and there was Abu Abdullah-asws sitting cross-legged with his-asws cloak, glorifying (Allah-azwj). He-asws said, ‘Have you prayed, Abu Maryam? ’ I said, ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘Pray! ’ I prayed Salat, then we departed. I travelled beneath his-asws carriage. I said within myself, ‘Today I am alone with him-asws, so I can ask whatever comes to me’. He-asws said to me: ‘O Abu Maryam! You are travelling under my-asws carriage’. I said, ‘Yes’. And his-asws co-traveller used to be a slave called Saalim. He-asws saw me as frequently moving about. He said, ‘I see you as being of a lot of moving about. Is there abdominal illness with you? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘Last night you ate fish? ’ I said, ‘Yes’. He-asws said: ‘You followed it up with dates? ’ I said, ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘But, if you had followed it up with dates, it would not have harmed you’. We travelled until when it was the time of midday, he-asws said: ‘O slave! Bring some water I-asws can perform wud’u with it’. He gave it to him-asws. He-asws entered to a place to perform wud’u. When he-asws came out, there he-asws was with a trunk (of a tree). He-asws said: ‘O trunk! Feed us from what Allah-azwj has Created in you! ’
He (the narrator) said, ‘I saw the trunk vibrate, then it turned green, then it elongated, then it was yellow. Then he-asws went and ate from it and he-asws fed me all that, quicker than the blink of an eye’’. [126]