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116 THE I.IFF. OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "'"All right," the Messenger of God (SAAS) agreed. "'The man then left, and in the month of Rajab the delegation of the anp, (the Helpers), arrived."' This hadirh is reported, by various paths, by scholars of all four of al-sunan al-arba'a,3° from Isra'il. Al-Tirmidhi stated, "lt is hasan, ~ahih, good and authentic." On the arrival of the delegation of the an$&-, the Helpers, year after year, and their pledging their loyalty to him time after time. And thereafter the Messenger of God (SAAS) moved away to them in Medina, residing there among them, as will he explained in detail, if God wills it and in Him is all trust. An Accountfrom Suwayd b. Sarnit, the Answi. His full name was Suwayd h. al-Sarnit b. 'Atiyya h. Hat h. Hahib b. 'Amr b. 'Awf b. Malik b. al-Aws; his mother was Layla, daughter of 'Amr al-Najariyya, the daughter of Salma, daughter of 'Amr, the mother of 'Ahd al-Murfalib b. Hashim. This Suwayd was the son of the maternal aunt of 'Abd al-Mutfalib, the grandfather of the Messenger of God (SAAS). Muhammad h. Ishaq b. Yasa stated, "The Messenger of God (SAAS) continued as he had for some time; whenever people met for the festival, he would go to them and invite the tribes to God and into Islam, presenting hiiself to them and the message of guidance and mercy he brought. Whenever he heard of any Arab of good repute coming to Mecca, he would meet him, invite him to God Almighty and present him his message." Ibn Ishaq continued, "'Asim b. 'Amr h. Qatada informed me that the sheikhs of his tribe said that Suwayd h. al-Sbt, a brother from the Bann 'Amr b. 'Awf came to Mecca, either for the haj, the 'greater pilgrimage:, or the Cumra, the 'lesser pilgrimage'. Suwayd was known among his people as al-Kzmil, 'the perfect', for his strength, his poetry, his honour and his fine lineage. It was he who spoke the lines, 'Many men there are you call friends who would shock you to see the lies they tell of you in your absence. There before you his words may be sweet as honey, while in your absence they are an old sword at the base of your neck! What he shows you pleases you, while under his skin he's an amulet of deceit exploding behind your hack. 30. A technical term used to identify the four compilers of the tahih traditions, excluding al- B u h and Muslim.
IMAM ABU AL-FID& ISMA?L IBN KATHIR The eyes show you with suspicious glances what spite and hatred he conceals. "Feather" me welt; for long you have weakened me; the best allies are those who "feather" without weakening.' "Having heard of him, the Messenger of God (SAAS) went to see him and invited him to God and to Islam. Suwayd replied, 'Perhaps what you have is like what I have.' "'What is it you have?' asked the Messenger of God (SAAS). "'The majaMa of Luqman,' he replied. By this word he meant the 'wisdom' of Luqman. "'Present it to me,' the Messenger of God (SAAS) asked, and when Suwayd had done so, he commented, 'These words are fine. But what I have is better - a Qur'an that God has sent down to me to be a guide and a light.' "The Messenger of God (SAAS) then recited the Qur'an to him and invited him into Islam. Suwayd did not draw away, hut said, 'Those words were wonderful.' "Suwayd then left and later came to Medina with his tribe. Shortly thereafter he was killed by the Khazraj tribe, though some of his own people say that he was a Muslim at the time of his death. His killing occurred before the battle at Bu%th." Al-Bayhaqi related this, from al-H&im, from al-Asamm from Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Jabbar, from Yiinus b. Bukayr, from Ibn Ishaq, in a shorter form. THE ACCEPTANCE OF ISLAM BY IYZS B. MUcADH Ibn Ishzq stated that Al-Hu~ayn h. 'Abd al-Rabman h. 'Amr b. Saw b. Mu5dh related to him, from Mahiid b. Lahid, saying, "When Aha al-Haysar, Anas b. &fit came to Mecca, accompanied by other men of the Bana 'Abd al-Ashhal, including Iys b. Mu%dh, seeking a pact with Quraysh against the Khazraj tribe, the Messenger of God (SAAS) heard of their coming and went to them. He sat down among them and asked, 'Would you like something better than what it was you came for?' 'What would that he?' they asked. "He replied, 'I am the Messenger of God to all mankind. And I invite them to worship God and to associate none other with Him. 'And,' he told them, 'the book has been revealed to me.' He then told them of Islam and recited the @r'xn to them." The account goes on, "Iyas h. Mu'adh, who was a young man, spoke up, saying, 'My people, I swear this is better than what you came for.' "Aba al-Haysar Anas b. ='then took up a handful of dirt from the river bed and threw it into the face of Iyxs b. Mu'adh, saying, 'Clear off! We came for something different.' "Iys remained silent, and the Messenger of God (SAAS) left them, and they returned into Medina. The battle of Bu'ath was between the Aws and the Khazraj tribes.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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