Muhammad Ibn Umar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami informed us; he said: Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn Sahl related to me on the authority of his father, he on the authority of his (Muhammad's) grandfather, he on the authority of Abu Burdah Ibn Niyàr; (second chain) he (Ibn Sad) said:
Usamah Ibn Zayd al-Laythi related to me on the authority of Ubadah Ibn al-Walid Ibn 'Ubadah Ibn al-Sámit, he on the authority ofUbadah
Ibn al-Samit; (third chain) he (Ibn Sad) said:Abd Allah Ibn Yazid
related to me on the authority of Abu al-Baddah Ibn Asim, he on the authority of 'Abd al-Rahmán Ibn 'Uwaym Ibn Sa'idah, he on the authority of his father; (fourth chain) he (lbn Sad) said: ‘Ubàyd Ibn
Yahya related to me on the authority of Mu’ádh Ibn Rifaah; (fifth chain) he (Ibn Sad) said: Ibn Abi Habibah related to me on the authority of
Dawud Ibn al-Husayn, he on the authority of Abu Sufyán; (sixth chain)
he (lbn Sad) said: Ibn Abi Sabrah related to me on the authority of alHarith Ibn al-Fadl, he on the authority of Sufyán Ibn Abi al-Awjá
(seventh chain) he (Ibn Sad) said: Muhammad Ibn Sálih related to me on the authority ofAsim Ibn Umar Ibn Qatadah, and Yazid Ibn Ruman; their narrations are mixed up; (Dakhala hadith badihim fi
hadithba’d) they said:
When the period of pilgrimage set in, the Companions of the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, who had embraced Islam, approached each
other to obtain promises of going on pilgrimage and waiting on the
Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him. By that time Islam had become
fully known in al-Madinah. Then a party of seventy or a man or two
more emerged with a party of al-Aws and al-Khazraj numbering five hundred persons. They came to the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, at Makkah and greeted the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him. He promised to meet them at Mina during the days of a1-Tashrig (i.e. 9 to 12 Dhu al-hijjah) on the night of al-nafr al-awwal, (i.e. 12 Dhu al-hijjah) when the people had started dispersing. (He asked them to meet him) in the mountain pass to the right, which is belowAqabah, when coming
down from Mina, and where a mosque has been erected, and is at this
time in existence. He had ordered them not to wake any sleeping person
nor to wait for an absentee. He (Ibn Sad) said: After it was calm, the people reached there, single or in two's, and the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, had reached the place before all others, accompanied by al-'Abbas IbnAbd al-Muttalib; besides him
there was no one else with him. The first person who appeared before the
Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, was Rafi’ Ibn Malik al-Zurqi, then
the rest of the seventy came. There were two women with them. Asad Ibn Zuràrah said: The first person to speak was al-Abbas Ibn `Abd alMuttalib. He said: 0 people of al-Khazraj! You have invited Muhammad
to what you have invited him. Muhammad is the most respected person
in his kinsmen. By Allah, amidst us those who follow him (naturally)
defend him, and those of us who do not follow him (also) defend him to
maintain the honour of kinship. Muhammad has rejected (the offers of)
all people other than you. If you are strong, forbearing, experienced in
warfare and capable of facing the enmity of the Arabs who will strike at
you as if by a single bow, then you think over the matter, consult among
yourselves and do not be disunited; do every thing collectively; and the
most direct speech is the best of speeches. Al Barà Ibn Ma’rur said: We
have listened to what you have said: Had there been some other idea in
our mind we would have expressed it. We mean to fulfil (our promises)
and want truth, and we are ready to sacrifice our lives for the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him. He (lbn Sad) said: The Apostle of Allah, may Allíih bless him, recited the Qur'an before them, and then he called them towards Allah and persuaded them to accept Islam, mentioning the object for which they had assembled. AlBara Ibn Ma'rur responded to him by accepting the faith and testified to his words. Then he said: 0 Apostle of Allah! Take an oath of allegiance from us as we are a people belonging to a circle, who have inherited nobility from their ancestors. It is said: The first person to speak was Abu al-Haytham Ibn al-Tayyihán and he responded to what the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, had preached to them. He testified to his words. They said: We shall accept him even though we lose our property and our noblemen are slain. They were talking in confusion. Al-Abbas
Ibn Abd al-Muttalib who was holding the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, by hand, said: Speak in a low tone because spies are watching us. Let your elders come forward so that we may discuss with them. Verily, we fear your own people will turn against you. When you have taken oath of allegiance go to your places. Then al-Bara Ibn Marur
made a speech and al-Abbas IbnAbd al-Muttalib answered it, on which
he (al-Bará) said: 0 Apostle of Allah ! stretch your hand. So the first
person who put his hand in the hand of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him, was al-Barà Ibn Ma`rur. It is also said: The first person who
put his hand in the hand of the Prophet was Abu al-Haytham Ibn alTayyihan. It is also said: It was As’ad Ibn Zuràrah. Then all the seventy
persons put their hands in his hands and pledged help. The Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, said:
Verily, Moses chose twelve naqibs from the Israelites, (so twelve will be
chosen from amongst you); none of you should grudge him who is chosen,
because Gabriel choses for me. When he had chosen them, he said to
them: You are the custodians of others like the Hawaris (Hawaris were
the twelve apostles sent by Jesus to preach Christianity) of Jesus, son of
Mary, and I am the custodian of my people. They said: Yes. When they
had taken the oath of allegiance and the ceremony was over, Satan was
heard crying over al-‘Aqabah in a loud voice: 0 people of al-Akhshib
(mountains of Makkah and Mina), do you know that Muhammad and his
apostates have joined hands to fight with you. Thereupon the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, said: Get to your camel saddles. Al-Abbas Ibn 'Ubàdah Ibn Nadlah said: O Apostle of Allah ! by Him Who commissioned you with truth, if you like it we are ready to fall on the people in Mina with our swords. None excep him had sword with him that night. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless Him, said: We are not commanded to do it (fight), so disperse and go to your camel-saddles. They dispersed and went to their camel-saddles. When it was morning a party of the elite and nobility of the Quraysh came and entered the camp (shib) of al-Ansar and said: 0 people of al-Khazraj ! (information) has
reached us that you met our man last night and have promised him on
oath to fight with us. By Allah, there is no tribe in Arabia, fighting
against whom is more hateful to us than yours. He (Ibn Sad) said: Every one of the heathens of al-Khazraj began to swear by Allah that no such thing had happened and that they did not know of any such occurence. Ibn Ubayyi said: This is false; my people could not have ventured to do such a thing without taking my permission at Yathrib, and what prevented them from consultiug me here? When the Quraysh left the place, al-Bara Ibn Marur departed, and on reaching Batn Yájaj
he joined his people who were believers. The Quraysh had in the
meantime begun pursuing them. They went in each direction, but did not
go in the direction of al-Madinah. They had sent parties who found Sa’d
Ibn Ubàdah. They tied his hand on his neck with a rope of the camelsaddle and began to beat him and dragged him, catching his hair which were long; ultimately they brought him to Makkah. Then Mutim Ibn
‘Adi and al-Hárith Ibn Umayyah Ibn ‘Abd Shams came there and got
him released. When al-Ansàr lost Sa’d Ibn ‘Ubddah they talked about
going out to recover him. In the meantime Sa`d appeared before them
and all the people returned to al-Madinah.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 