Ja‘far ibn ‘Amr al-Dumarī anasema:

Ja‘far ibn ‘Amr al-Dumarī says:

Mimi na 'Ubaid Allah ibn 'Adī ibn Khiyór tulikwenda Hims [Syria]. Wakati huo, Waúshī alikuwa pia amekaa Ḥimṣ; kwa hiyo tulikwenda kwenda kukutana naye. Mara tu alipomwona 'Ubaid Allāh, aliuliza, "Je, wewe ni mwana wa 'Adī ibn Khiyór?"

‘Ubaid Allah ibn ‘Adī ibn Khiyór and I went to Hims [Syria]. At that time, Waúshī was also settled in ûimü; therefore we went to go and meet him. As soon as he saw ‘Ubaid Allóh, he asked, “Are you the son of ‘Adī ibn Khiyór?”.

“Ubaid Allah alijibu, “Ndiyo, mimi ni mwanawe. Lakini unanijuaje, sijawahi kukutana nawe kabla.”

‘Ubaid Allóh replied, “Yes, I am his son. But how do you know me, I have never met you before.”.

Waúshī akajibu, "Ni kweli hatujawahi kukutana kabla, lakini ulipozaliwa nilikuchukua na kukupa mkunga. Nilipokuchukua, kila kitu kilikuwa kimefunikwa isipokuwa miguu yako. Leo, ulipokuja, niliona miguu yako nikakutambua."

Waúshī replied, “It is true we have never met before, but when you were born I picked you up and gave you to the mid-wife. When I picked you up, everything was covered except your feet. Today, when you came I saw your feet and recognized you.”.

Wahshī alimwona ‘Ubaid Allah ibn ‘Adi ibn Khiyār baada ya miaka mingapi? Hafidh ibn Hajar anaandika katika Fatḥ al-Bārī, "Baada ya kuzaliwa, alimwona mara ya pili baada ya miaka hamsini." Na jambo la kushangaza ni kwamba Wahshī alimtambua mara moja.15

Waúshī saw ‘Ubaid Allah ibn ‘Adi ibn Khiyór after how many years? Hafiz ibn Hajar writes in Fatú al-Barī, “After birth, he saw him for the second time after fifty years”.14 And the amazing part is that Wahshī recognized him immediately.15

Vitabu vya historia na vitabu vya wasifu wa wapokezi vimejaa matukio ya aina hii. Kwanza, Allah (SWT) aliwajaalia kumbukumbu za ajabu, na pili, walikuwa na shauku kubwa juu ya Hadithi kiasi kwamba walichukua kila hatua na kufanya kila juhudi kadiri ya uwezo wao ili kupata elimu yake. Juhudi zao na mashaka waliyokabiliana nayo katika jambo hili si vigumu kwetu kuyatambua na kuyaelewa katika zama zetu.

The books of history and the books on the biographies of the narrators are full of such incidents. Firstly Allah (SWTH) blessed them with extraordinary memories, and, secondly, they were so passionate about ahadith that they took every step and made every effort within their means to gain knowledge of it. Their endeavors and hardships in this regard are not difficult for us to realize and understand in our times.