The Deputation of al-Harith Ibn Ka’b
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He (Ibn Sa’d) said: Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar informed us; he said:
Ibrahim Ibn Musa al-Makhzumi related to me on the authority of ‘Abd
Allah Ibn Ikrimah Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman Ibn al-Harith, he on the authority of his father; he said: The ApostleP of Allah, sent Khalid lbn al-Walid with four hundred Muslims to Banu al-Harith at Najran in the month of Rabi' al-Awwal of the tenth year. He ordered him to invite them to Islam thrice before fighting. He did accordingly and from them a member of the Bul-Harith Ibn Ka'b responded. They accepted what he had called them to. He stayed among them to teach them Islam, its regulations, the Book of Allah and the sunnah of His Prophet. He (Khalid) wrote about it to the Apostle of Allah, and sent a message with Bilal Ibn Harith al-Muzani giving fall account of the superiority of Islam and the prompt response of the Banu al-Harith in embracing Islam. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, wrote to Khalid to convey to them good tidings and warning and to come with a deputation of their people. Khalid came along with their deputation. In it were Dhu al-Ghussah Qays Ibn al-Husayn, Yazid IbnAbd al-Madan, Abd Allah Ibn 'Abd al-Madan, Yazid Ibn alMuhajjal, 'Abd Allah Ibn Qurad, Shadded Ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qanani and 'Amr Ibn 'Abd Allah. Khalid lodged them with himself; then he went with them to the Apostle of Allah, who asked: Who are these people who are like the people of Hind? He was told that they were: Banu al-Harith Ibn Ka'b. They greeted the Apostle of Allah and bore witness to: There is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah. He gave in reward ten uqiyahs to every one of them and to Qays Ibn al-Husayn twelve and a half uqiyahs. The Apostle of Allah appionted him amir of Banu al-Harith Ibn Kab. Then they returned to their people before the
end of Shawwal. After their return they had hardly lived with their
people for four months when the Apostle of Allah, may Allah’s blessing,
mercy and benediction be on him, passed away.
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He (Ibn Sa’d) said: ‘Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi informed us on the
authority of Abu Bakr al-Hudhali, he on the authority of al-Sha’bi; he
said:
‘Abdah Ibn Mushir al-Harithi waited on the Prophet, may Allah bless
him, and asked him about the things which he had left behind and had
seen during his journey. (He wanted to test if the Apostle of Allah, may
Allah bless him, could perform a miracle.) The Apostle of Allah informed
him then the Apostle of Allah said to him: 0 Ibn Mushir! embrace Islam
and do not sell your religion for the world. Thereupon he embraced
Islam.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 