Al-Jawāb as-Sahīh li-man baddala dīn al-Masīh - Ibn Taimiya - (1/391)

Addās—who was a Christian—saying, “Take a cluster of grapes, set it on a platter, and carry it to that man so that he may eat.” Addās did as he was told, brought the grapes, and placed them before the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace). When the Messenger of Allah put out his hand he said, “In the name of Allah,” and then he ate. Addās kept staring at his face and remarked, “By God, the people of this town never speak like that.”

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked, “From which land are you, and what is your religion?”

Addās replied, “I am a Christian, a man from Nineveh.”

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “From the city of the righteous man Jonah, son of Mattā?”

Addās exclaimed, “And how do you know Jonah son of Mattā? By God, I have left Nineveh and there are not even ten people there who know Mattā. How have you come to know him when you are unlettered and belong to an unlettered nation?”

The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) answered, “He is my brother; he was a prophet and I am a prophet.” At that, Addās threw himself upon the Messenger of Allah

عَدَّاسٌ - وَكَانَ نَصْرَانِيًّا -: خُذْ قِطْفًا مِنْ عِنَبٍ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ فِي طَبَقٍ، ثُمَّ اذْهَبْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ يَأْكُلُهُ، فَفَعَلَ عَدَّاسٌ وَأَقْبَلَ بِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ، قَالَ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، ثُمَّ أَكَلَ فَنَظَرَ عَدَّاسٌ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ مَا يَقُولُهُ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مِنْ أَيِّ الْبِلَادِ أَنْتَ؟ وَمَا دِينُكَ؟ فَقَالَ عَدَّاسٌ: أَنَا نَصْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ نِينَوَى، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَمِنْ قَرْيَةِ الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَدَّاسٌ: وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مَتَّى؟ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ نِينَوَى، وَمَا فِيهَا عَشَرَةٌ يَعْرِفُونَ مَتَّى، مِنْ أَيْنَ عَرَفْتَ أَنْتَ مَتَّى وَأَنْتَ أُمِّيٌّ وَفِي أُمَّةٍ أُمِّيَّةٍ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هُوَ أَخِي كَانَ نَبِيًّا وَأَنَا نَبِيٌّ، فَأَكَبَّ عَدَّاسٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ