Chapter

The Book of al-Bay'ah

كتاب البيعة

Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، عَنِ الْهِرْمَاسِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا غُلاَمٌ لِيُبَايِعَنِي فَلَمْ يُبَايِعْنِي ‏.‏

English Translation

It was narrated that Al-Hirmas bin Ziyad said:

"I stretched forth my hand to the Prophet for him to accept my pledge, when I was a child, but he did not accept my pledge."