Zayd ibn Sa'na came to him [the Prophet Muhammad] demanding that he repay a debt to him. He [Zayd] pulled his [the Prophet's] garment from his shoulder, seized hold of him and behaved coarsely to the Prophet, saying, "Banu 'Abdu'l-Muttalib, you are procrastinating." 'Umar chased him off and spoke harshly to him while the Prophet merely smiled. The Messenger of Allah said, "'Umar, he and I need something else from you. Command me to repay well and command him to ask for his debt well." Then he said, "I still owe him three." 'Umar commanded that he be paid and he added twenty sa' more since he had alarmed him. That according to Zayd's explanation, was the reason him becoming Muslim. He said, "There were only two remaining signs of prophethood which I had not yet recognized in Muhammad or noticed: forbearance overcoming quick-temperedness and extreme ignorance only increasing him in forbearance. I tested him for these and I found him as described. [Al-Bayhaqi, Ibn Hibban, at-Tabarani and Aby Nu'aym. Its isnad is sound.
-Muhammad: Messenger of Allah: Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad, translated by Aisha Bewley, pg. 57
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