57. THE ARRIVAL OF ASH‘ATH IBN QAIS AMONG THE DELEGATION OF KINDAH
Ibn Ishaq related that Ash‘ath Ibn Qais came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, among the delegation of Kindah. Az-Zuhri informed me that he was one of 80 riders from Kindah. They met Allah’s Messenger in the Mosque. They had combed their hair and lined their eyelids with kohl. They were dressed in striped Yemeni garments hemmed with silk. When they met the Prophet, he asked them: “Have you accepted Islam?” They replied in the affirmative and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, further asked: “So why do you have this silk on your necks?” Immediately, they tore it and threw it away. Then Ash‘ath Ibn Qais said to him: “O Allah’s Messenger, we are children of the eaters of bitter herbs just like you are.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, smiled and said: “This is related to ‘Abbas Ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib and Rabee‘ah Ibn Harith. They were both merchants and whenever they moved around among the Arabs they would be asked: ‘From where are you?’ They would reply: ‘We are children of the eaters of bitter herbs’ that is attributing themselves to Kindah so that they may be loved in that land for Kindah. I believed the Quraish were from them because of the saying of ‘Abbas and Rabee‘ah. And that was Al-Harith Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Hujr Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Mu‘awiyah Ibn Al-Harith Ibn Mu‘awiyahIbn Thawr Ibn Murti’ Ibn Mu‘awiyah Ibn Kindi and he was called Ibn Kindah.” Then Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to them: “We are children of An-Nadr Ibn Kinanah. We do not follow our maternal lineage denying our father’s.” Then Ash‘ath Ibn Qais said to them: “Have you finished, people of Kindah? By Allah, if I hear a man say it again, I will give him 80 strokes.”
This Hadith has been related in a connected form through another chain on the authority of Ash‘ath Ibn Qais who narrated: I came to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, among the delegation of Kindah and he asked me: “Do you have any child?” I said: “ (Yes) only a son was delivered to me from one of the daughters of Hand on my departure to you even though I would have preferred a large quantity that would satisfy the people.” He said: “Do not say that for them is a coolness of the eyes and reward if they die. If you were to say that they are a source of sorrow then they will eventually turn out to be one.” Ahmad related this exclusively and it is a hasan Hadith with a good chain of narrators.
By: Ibn Katheer
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