Day: June 5, 2023

The Deputation of Ru’was Ibn Kiláb
Volume 1, Parts II.74.18
He (lbn Sad) said: Hishám Ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Sà'ib al-Kalbi informed us; he said: Waki' al-Ru'wasi informed us on the authority of his father, he on the authority of Abu Nufay Tariq Ibn ‘Alqamah alRu’wàsi; he said:
A man of our tribe whose name was ‘Amr Ibn Malik Ibn Qays Ibn
Bujayd Ibn Ru’was Ibn Kiláb Ibn Rabiah IbnAmir Ibn Sasaah
waited on the Prophet, may Allah bless him, and embraced Islam. Then
he returned to his people and exhorted them to join Islam. They said:
(We will not embrace Islam) till we take back from Banu ‘Uqayl Ibn
Kab like what they have seized from us. Then they set out intending to take revenge from them.Amr Ibn Malik was with them. They ravaged
them and then returned leading their beasts. [P. 45] A horseman of Banu
‘Uqayl, who was called Rabiah Ibn al-Muntafiq IbnAmir Ibn ‘Uqayl
reached them; he was reciting:

“T have taken an oath not to thrust my spear but into a horseman,
When the brave will wear helmets.”
Abu Nufaysaid: I said: O footmen, you are safe all day. Then he (theUqayli) found a member of the branch of Banu Ubayd Ibn Ru'wás who was called al-Muhris IbnAbd Allah Ibn Amr Ibn 'Ubayd Ibn Ru'wàs whom he stabbed in the upper arm, rendering him worthless. Then al-Muhris clung to the neck of his horse and exclaimed: 0 people of Ru'wàs! On this Rabiah said: Do you want the Ru’wàs of the horse or
that of the people. Thereupon Amr Ibn Malik turned to Rabi'ah whom he stabbed and killed. He (Tariq) said: Then we set out leading our cattle; BaneUqayl came in, search of us but we reached Turabah. The
valley of Turabah intervened between us and them. The Banu Uqayl were looking to us but it was of no avail. Then we set out. 'Amr Ibn Malik said: I was bewildered and said to myself: I killed a man although I have embraced Islam and offered bayah to the Prophet. I tied my hands with
a chain to my neck, then I set out to see the Prophet, may Allah bless him.
It (the news) had reached him and he had said: If he comes to me I shall
strike what of his hand is above the chain. He (Tariq) said: I released my
hand and then I approached him and greeted him. He turned his face.
Then I approached him by his right side and (again) he turned his face.
Then I approached him by his left side and he turned his face. Then I
approached him from his front and said: 0 Apostle of Allah! The Lord is
propitiated, and He is pleased, so be pleased with me, may Allah be
gracious to you. He said: I am pleased with you.