al-Ḥākim al-Fāḍil Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ Imlāʾ > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar b. Darastawayh al-Fārisī > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > Abū Tawbah al-Rabīʿ b. Nāfiʿ al-Ḥalabī > Muḥammad b. Muhājir > al-ʿAbbās b. Sālim > Abū Sallām > Abū Umāmah > ʿAmr b. ʿAbasah

I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the beginning of his prophethood while he was in Makkah and at that time he was in disguise, so I asked him, "Who are you?" He said, "I am a Prophet." I asked, "What is a Prophet?" He said, "A Messenger of Allah." I asked, "Did Allah send you?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "What did Allah send you with?" He said, "To worship Allah alone, break the idols, and maintain family ties." I said, "Yes, I believe in that which Allah has sent you. So who has followed you in this?" He said, "A slave and a free man," meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal. 'Umar used to say, "I remember that I was a quarter of Islam." Then I became Muslim and said, "Shall I follow you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "No, rather convey the truth to your people. When you hear that I have left Makkah, then follow me." – Sound

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَاكِمُ الْفَاضِلُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَافِظُ إِمْلَاءً أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتَوَيْهِ الْفَارِسِيُّ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْحَلَبِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا بُعِثَ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ مُسْتَخْفٍ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ «أَنَا نَبِيٌّ» قُلْتُ وَمَا النَّبِيُّ؟ قَالَ «رَسُولُ اللَّهِ» قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ فِيمَا أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَتُكَسِّرَ الْأَصْنَامَ وَأَنْ تَصِلَ الْأَرْحَامَ» قُلْتُ نِعْمَ مَا أَرْسَلَكَ بِهِ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ «عَبْدٌ وَحُرٌّ» يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالًا وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو يَقُولُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَأَنَا رُبْعُ الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ وَقُلْتُ أَتَّبِعُكَ يَا رَ سُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنِ الْحَقْ بِقَوْمِكَ فَإِذَا أُخْبِرْتَ أَنِّي قَدْ خَرَجْتُ فَاتَّبِعْنِي» هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَقَدْ تَابَعَ أَبَا سَلَامٍ عَلَى رِوَايَتِهِ ضَمْرَةُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ الرَّاسِبِيُّ وَشَدَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبُو عَمَّارٍصحيح – صحيح