Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

114 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @$w> (Vol-I)
man of their tribe who could not perform-the Hajj with them.*~he~ told him that
a Qurayshi man from the family of Abdul Muttalib who claimed to be a Nabi had
approached them asking for their protection, their support and to be taken back
to their area. When he heard the incident, the old man held his head and said,
"Oh Banu Aamir! Can there be any amends 'for the damage done! Can you ever
grab hold of this bird's tail again! I swear by the being in whose control lies the
life of a person! To this day no descendant of l&aaleel has ever made a
false claim to prophethood. His claim to prophethood is absolutely true. Where
have you lost your senses?!"
Zuhri has also narrated that Rasulullaah @@ met the Kindah tribe at the place
where they were staying while one of their leaders by the name of Mulay was
with them. Rasulullaah @% invited them to Allaah and placed himself before
them (invited them to accept Islaam and to assist him). However, they refused to
accept his message. (')
Rasulullaah
Invites the Bani Haneefah to
Islaam
MuharnmadbinAbdir RahmaanbinHusayn narrates that Rasulullaah approached
a family of the Banu Kalb tribe called the Banu Abdullaah at the place where they
were staying. Rasulullaah @% invited them to Allaah and placed himself before
them (invited them to accept Islaam and to assist him). He also said to them,
"~llaa has certainly given your father a wonderful name (beciuse Abdullaah
means "the servant of Allaah") However, they refused to accept his message.
Rasulullaah
Invites the Bani Haneebh to
Islaam
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Ka'b bin Maalik %3!.?%% narrates that Rasulullaah @@
approached the Banu Haneefah tribe at the place where they were staying.
Rasulullaah @%% invited them to Allaah and placed himself before them (invited
them to accept Islaam and to assist him). However, there was not an Arab tribe
that rejected his message in a manner worse than they did. (j)
Rasulullaah &@@ Invites the Banu Bakr to Islaam
Hadhrat Abbaas !&%I?%
narrates that Rasulullaah @%% once said to him, "I do
not see any help forthcoming from yourself and your brother. Will you not take
me to the marketplace tomorrow so that we may stop at the places where the
various tribes are staying?" This was during the time when all the Arabs were
gathered there (in Makkah for the Hajj).
(1) Ibn Is'haaq as mentioned In AIBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol. 3 Pg. 139). Abu Nu'ayrn has also quoted
the narration (Pg. 100) from Zuhri with the words, 'When the people left (for their homes), the
Banu Aamir returned to an old man from their tribe ..."
(2) Ibn Is'haaq
(3) Al Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vol. 3 Pg. 139).