Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُبَارَكٍ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ قَالَ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَبَّ رَجُلٍ فِي النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا تَنَبَّأَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ شَهِدَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ الْمَوْسِمَ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَوَجَدَ حُلَّةً لِذِي يَزَنَ تُبَاعُ فَاشْتَرَاهَا بِخَمْسِينَ دِينَارًا لِيُهْدِيَهَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَدِمَ بِهَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَرَادَهُ عَلَى قَبْضِهَا هَدِيَّةً فَأَبَى قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّا لَا نَقْبَلُ شَيْئًا مِنْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَخَذْنَاهَا بِالثَّمَنِ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ حِينَ أَبَى عَلَيَّ الْهَدِيَّةَ.
English Translation
Attab ibn Ziyad told us, Abdullah — that is, Ibn al-Mubarak — told us: Layth ibn Sa'd informed us: Ubaydullah ibn al-Mughirah told me, from Irak ibn Malik, that Hakim ibn Hizam said: Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was the most beloved man to me among the people in the Age of Ignorance. When he was given prophethood and went out to Medina, Hakim ibn Hizam attended the pilgrimage season while still a disbeliever, and found a robe of Dhu Yazan being sold, so he bought it for fifty dinars intending to give it as a gift to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He brought it to him in Medina and wanted him to accept it as a gift, but he refused. Ubaydullah said: I think he said, "We do not accept anything from polytheists, but if you wish, we will take it for its price." So I gave it to him when he refused it as a gift.