ACCOUNT OF THE DEPUTATIONS OF THE ARABS TO THE APOSTLE OF ALLAH, MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM-:The Deputation of Aslam

The Deputation of Aslam
Volume 1, Parts II.74.94
They said:
‘Amirah Ibn Afsa came with a party of those who had embraced Islam.
They said: We believe in Allah and His Apostle and follow your foot-steps
so grant us with you a position, the excellence of which the Arabs
recognize. Verily, we are the brethren of the Ansar and you owe us to
fulfil and support us in hard and lean days. The Apostle of Allah said: As
regards Aslam, may Allah keep them safe, and as regards Ghifar, may
Allah pardon them. The Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, wrote a
document for Aslam and for those of Arabian tribes, which had
embraced Islam and which dwelt on the coast or plain; mentioning in it
the sadaqah and duties on cattle. Thabit Ibn Qays lbn Shamnas scribed it
and ‘Ubaydah Ibn al-Jarrah and `Umar Ibn al-Khattab bore witness to it

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