He (Ibn Sa’d) said: Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar al-Aslami informed us; he
said: Qudamah Ibn Musa related to me on the authority of Musa Ibn
‘Abd al-‘Aziz Ibn Rummanah, he on the authority of ‘Urwah Ibn alZubayr; (second chain) he (Ibn Sa’d) said: ‘Abd al-Hamid Ibn Ja’far
related to me on the authority of his father; they said:
The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, wrote to the people of alBahrayn to send twenty persons to wait on him. Twenty persons came to
him under the leadership of ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Awf al-Ashajj; and among
them were al-Jarud and Munqidh Ihn Hayyan who was the son of the
sister of al-Ashajj. Their arrival was in the year of the Victory (of
Makkah). It was said: 0 Apostle of Allah! They are the deputationists of
‘Abd al-Qays. He said: Hail to them! the ‘Abd al-Qays are good people.
The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, saw towards the horizon, on
the morning of the night they arrived and said: Verily, a party of the
polytheists will come and they will not be compelled to join the fold of
Islam. They have emaciated their camels, and exhausted their provisions,
and there is a sign in their chief. 0 Allah! forgive the ‘Abd al-Qays who
did not come to demand wealth from, me and they are the best of the
people of the East. He (Ibn Sa’d) said: They came in their clothes while
the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, was in the mosque. They
greeted him.
The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, asked them: Which of you is
‘Abd Allah al-Ashajj? He said: I, O Apotsle of Allah. He was extremely
ugly. The Apostle of Allah looked at him and said: Water is not carried in
man’s skin. Verily, a man is needed for his two small things, tongue and
heart. The Apostle of Allah said: You possess two habits which are dear
to Allah. ‘Abd Allah said: What are they? He said: Forbearance and
dignity. He asked: Are they acquired ar inherent? He said: (They are)
inherent. Al-Jarud was a Christian. The Apostle of Allah invited him to
Islam. He embraced Islam and it was excellent. The deputation of the
‘Abd al-Qays was put up in the house of Ramlah Bint al-Harith and they
extended hospitality to them. They stayed for ten days. ‘Abd Allah alAshajj used to ask (the Prophet questions relating to) about
Jurisprudence and the Qur’an. He ordered rewards to be given to them
and ‘Abd Allah al-Ashajj received the largest. He gave him twelve and a
half uqiyahs (of silver) and the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him,
rubbed the face of Munqidh Ibn Hayyan.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 