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Narrated Abu Burdah:On the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to proceed to the land of Negus. Mentioning the rest of the tradition he said that Negus said: I bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and it is he about whom Christ son of Mary gave good news. It I were not in the land which I am, I would come to him and carry his shoes

حدثنا عباد بن موسى، حدثنا اسماعيل، - يعني ابن جعفر - عن اسراييل، عن ابي اسحاق، عن ابي بردة، عن ابيه، قال امرنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان ننطلق الى ارض النجاشي فذكر حديثه قال النجاشي اشهد انه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وانه الذي بشر به عيسى ابن مريم ولولا ما انا فيه من الملك لاتيته حتى احمل نعليه