Dimam ibn Tha'labah

‘I Will Ask You Sternly’

Dimam came to the Prophet ﷺ at Madinah and addressed him directly: “I will ask you sternly — answer me, do not be displeased.” He then asked, by Allah, each pillar of Islam in turn: the witness of tawhid, the obligation of salah, of zakah, of fasting in Ramadan, of Hajj. To each the Prophet ﷺ said “Yes” — on Allah’s oath. Then Dimam said: “I have believed; I have testified.” 1 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 153–155 — Idris Kandhlawi — Dimam ibn Tha'labah questions the Prophet ﷺ by Allah on the pillars; cited via Bukhari/Muslim.

He returned to his people of Banu Sa’d — and “his whole tribe converted.” 2 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 153–155 — Idris Kandhlawi — Dimam's tribe Banu Sa'd converts after his return.

Umar and Ibn Abbas later said: “We have not come across an envoy better than Dimam.” 3 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 153–155 — Idris Kandhlawi — Umar and Ibn Abbas' testimony on Dimam.