Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail went to Sham, inquiring about a true religion to follow. He met a Jewish religious scholar and asked him about their religion. He said, "I intend to embrace your religion, so tell me some thing about it." The Jew said, "You will not embrace our religion unless you receive your share of Allah's Anger." Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ said, "'I do not run except from Allah's Anger, and I will never bear a bit of it if I have the power to avoid it. Can you tell me of some other religion?" He said, "I do not know any other religion except the Hanif." Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ enquired, "What is Hanif?" He said, "Hanif is the religion of (the prophet) Abraham علیہ السلام who was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to worship None but Allah (Alone)" Then Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ went out and met a Christian religious scholar and told him the same as before. The Christian said, "You will not embrace our religion unless you get a share of Allah's Curse." Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ replied, "I do not run except from Allah's Curse, and I will never bear any of Allah's Curse and His Anger if I have the power to avoid them. Will you tell me of some other religion?" He replied, "I do not know any other religion except Hanif." Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ enquired, "What is Hanif?" He replied, Hanif is the religion of (the prophet) Abraham علیہ السلام who was neither a Jew nor a Christian and he used to worship None but Allah (Alone)" When Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ heard their Statement about (the religion of) Abraham علیہ السلام, he left that place, and when he came out, he raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! I make You my Witness that I am on the religion of Abraham علیہ السلام."