07-11-2004, 07:36 PM
as salam alykom Radiyah, well I am not sure about this, but I think it is not correct. I have a book that has his full biography, he was the son of a religious family responsible about the sacred fire in Faris (wal iyadhubillah), he ran away and served with three Christain preists till he left to Median as a slave, when he met the Messenger there, he looked for the signs he was told before hand, and embraced Islam.
I will look again for this not nowwww sorry, just to check the age issue.