Day: June 4, 2023

The Deputation of Kiláb
Volume 1, Parts II.74.17
He (Ibn Sad) said: Muhammad IbnUmar informed us; he said: Musa
Ibn Shaybah Ibn Amr IbnAbd Allah Ibn Kab Ibn Malik related to me on the authority of Kharijah Ibn 'Abd Allah lbn Kab; he said:
The deputation of Banu Kilab waited on the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him in the ninth year. It consisted of thirteen members. Among
them were Labid Ibn Rabiah and Jabbar Ibn Salma. He the Prophet, lodged them in the house of Ramlah Bint al-Hárith. There was friendship between Jabbar and Kab Ibn Malik. (When the news of) his arrival
reached Ka’b he welcomed them and gave a present to Jabbar and
honoured him. They emerged with Ka`b and came before the Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, and greeted him in the Islamic way. They
said: Verily, al-Dahhak Ibn Sufyan approached us with the Book of Allah
and your sunnah about what you have commanded and he called us to
Allah. We responded to Allah and His Apostle. He collected zakàh from
our rich men and distributed it among the poor