44. DELEGATION OF BANU ‘ABDUL QAIS
After the delegates of Banu Tameem, Al-Bukhari mentions the delegation of Banu ‘Abdul-Qais. Abu Jamrah narrated: “I said to Ibn ‘Abbas that I have an earthenware containing Nabeedh (i.e. water and dates or grapes) for me, and I drink it while it is sweet. If I drink too much of it while with the people for a long period of time, I get afraid that they may discover it (for I will appear as if I were drunk).” Ibn ‘Abbas said: “A delegation of ‘Abdul Qais came to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he said to them: ‘Welcome, O people! You will neither have any disgrace nor will you regret.’ They said: ‘O Allah’s Messenger, there are the Mudar polytheists between you and us, so we cannot come to you except in the sacred months. So please teach us some injunctions to which if we adhere they will cause us to be admitted into Paradise. We will preach that to our people who have remained behind.’ The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: ‘I order you to do four things and forbid you from four things. (I order you) to believe in Allah. Do you know what it is to believe in Allah? It is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped (in truth) except Allah, Alone. I also order you to offer prayers perfectly, to pay the Zakah, and to fast the month of Ramadan and to give the Khums (i.e. one-fifth of the booty) (for Allah’s sake). I forbid you from four other things (i.e. the wine that is prepared in) Ad-Dubba’, AnNaqeer, Al-Hantam and Al-Muzaffat’.“
Al-Wazi’ Ibn Zari’ narrated: On the authority of Umm Aban, the daughter of Al-Wazi’ Ibn Zari‘, from her grandfather, who was a member of the deputation of ‘Abdul Qais, who said: “When we came to Madinah, we raced to be the first to dismount and kiss the hand and foot of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. But Al-Ashajj Al-Mundhir waited until he came to the bundle of his clothes. He put on his two garments and then he went to the Prophet. He said to him: ‘You have two characteristics which Allah likes: gentleness and deliberation.’ He asked: ‘Have I acquired them or has Allah created (them as part of) my nature?’ He replied: ‘Allah has created (them) in your nature.’ He said: ‘Praise be to Allah Who has created in my nature two characteristics which Allah and His Messenger like’.”
She also narrated that her grandfather Az-Zari’ went to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, along with a mentally disabled son of his or his nephew. “My grandfather said: ‘When we got to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Madinah, I said to him: I have with me my son (or my nephew) who is insane, I have brought him to you so that you may supplicate to Allah, the Exalted, for him. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: ‘Bring him to me.’ I took him with me to see him while he was on his mount. I removed his journey cloth and adorned him in two nice garments and I held his hands and took him to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. (When we got to him) he said: ‘Bring him closer to me and turn his back toward me.’ He held his upper and lower garments and began to beat his back until I could see the whiteness of his armpit. He kept saying: ‘Come out, O enemy of Allah! Come out, O enemy of Allah!’ Then the boy wore a healthy look different from his earlier appearance. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made him sit in his front and then requested for water. When it was brought, he wiped his face with it and supplicated for him. Consequently, there was no one in the delegation that was preferred to him after the supplication of Allah’s Messenger (for him) ‘.”
Al-Bukhari related on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, who narrated: The first Jumu‘ah prayer which was offered outside of the Mosque of Allah’s Messenger took place in the mosque of the tribe of ‘Abdul Qais at Juwatha in Bahrain. Al-Bukhari related on the authority of Umm Salamah that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, delayed the two Raka‘ahs after the Zuhr prayer until after the ‘Asr prayer in her house on account of the arrival of the delegation from ‘Abdul -Qais. I say: There is an indication in the words of Ibn ‘Abbas which suggest that the arrival of the delegation of ‘Abdul Qais occurred before the Conquest of Makkah owing to their statement: “Allah’s Messenger, the polytheists of Mudar are between us and you, so we cannot come to you except during the sacred months.” And Allah (SWT) knows best.
By: Ibn Katheer
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