5. DEPUTATION TO MUQAWQIS JURAIJ IBN MEENA AL-QIBTI
Deputation to muqawqis juraij ibn meena al-qibti, the monarch of the city of alexandria
On the authority of Ibn Ishaq who said that “Az-Zuhri narrated to me from ‘Abdur Rahman Ibn ‘Abdul-Qari that Allah’s Messenger,peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent Hatib Ibn Abi Balta‘ah to Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria, with the Prophet’s letter. When he received the letter, he kissed it, conferred an honor on Hatib and treated him hospitably. He sent Hatib back with gifts to the Prophet including clothes, white mules, and two slave girls. One of the two slave girls would become the mother of Ibrahim and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave the other to Muhammad Ibn Qais Al-Abdi.” This narration is related by Al-Baihaqi.
I say: Included in these gifts were a black eunuch slave boy named Mahabur, two unique black mules, and a white mule named Ad-Duldul. Maabur’s condition as a eunuch was not well- known to the people. So, when he started to enter upon Mariyah, as they used to do in their land, some people began to insinuate concerning both of them as they were unaware of him being an eunuch. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib to execute him, but When it was discovered that he was an eunuch, he was released. The Hadith is recorded in Saheeh Muslim.
Ibn Ishaq related that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent Saleet Ibn ‘Amr Ibn ‘Abd Wudd from Banu ‘Amir Ibn Lu’ayy to Hawdhah Ibn ‘Ali, the ruler of Al-Yamamah, Al-‘Ala Ibn Al-Hadrami to Al-Mundhir Ibn Sawa of Banu ‘Abdul Qais, the ruler Bahrain, and ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As to Jayfar Ibn Al-Julanda and Ammar Ibn Al-Julanda Al-Azdiyyin the two rulers of Amman.
By: Ibn Katheer
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