Adi ibn Hatim (RA) narrated I came to Allah’s Messenger (SAW) while he was sitting in the mosque. The people introduced me, “This is Adi ibri Hatim.” I had come without anyone’s protection or guarantee. When I was presented to him, he held me by ny hand and he had already said : (to his sahabah), “I hope that Allah will give his hand in mine.” Then he stood up with me. A woman who had a child with her met him. They said, “We have a petition for you.” He stood with them till he had disposed of their petition. Then he held my hand till he took me to his home. A young girl spread out a mat for him and he sat on it while I sat by him. He praised and glorified Allah and asked me what made me run away from saying “Do you know of any God besides Allah?” I said, “No.” Then he talked for some time and asked. “What makes you runaway from saying (Allah is the Greatest)? Do you know of anything greater than Allah?” I said, “No.’ He said, ‘The Jews are the ones on whom is the wrath while the Christianshave gone astray.” I interrupted. “But, I am an upright Muslim !” I observed his face glow with pleasure. Then he instructed me and I lodged at (the house of) an Ansar man and visited him (the Prophet (SAW) ) at the two ends of the day. One evening, while I was with him, some people came to him. They wore woollen striped garments. He offered salah and stood up and motivated them to pay sadaqah. He said: (Give) even a sa’, or half a sa’, or a handful, or a part of it - and, so let each of you protect his face from the heat of Hell or the Fire itself, even a piece of date, or a part of it. Each of you is to meet Allah and it will be said to him - what I say to you now - ‘Did I not give you wealth and children?’ He will say, ‘Certainly (you did).’ He will ask, ‘Where is that which you ought to have sent forward for yourself?’ He will look for it in front of him, behind him, to his right and to his left, but find nothing with which he might save his face from the heat of Hell. Each of you must protect his face from the Fire even with half-a-date, and if he does not find it then with a good word. I do not fear over you hunger, for, Allah is your Help and Support and Bestower till a solitary woman travels between Yathrib (Madinah) and Hirah, not fearing loss of her animal to highwaymen.” I said to myself. “Where are the robbers of Tayyi?”
[Ahmed 19398)