Day: May 31, 2023

The Deputation of Murrah
Volume 1, Parts II.74.13
He (Ibn Sad) said: Muhammad IbnUmar informed us; he said: Abd alRahman Ibn Ibrahim al-Muzani related to me on the authority of his masters (shaykhs); they said: The deputation of Banu Murrah waited on the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, on his retuning from Tabuk, [P 43] in the ninth year (of hijrah). There were thirteen members (in it) under the leaderships of alHarith Ibn 'Awf. They said: O Apostle of Allah: We (from) your people and your tribe; we are the members of Luwayyi Ibn Ghalib. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, smiled, and said (to al-Harith): Where did you leave your dependants? He said; At al-Sulah and what adjoins it. He said: What is the condition of the cities? He said: By Allah, we are in the grip of famine, so pray to Allah for us. Then the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, said: O Allah! let them have rains. He ordered Bilal to give them rewards. So he paid ten uqiyahs (Ugiyah is a measure equal to an ounce) of silver to every member, giving to al-Hàrith IbnAwf twelve
uqiyahs. They returned to their land and found that it had rained on the
day the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, had prayed for.