65. THE ARRIVAL OF AL-HARITH IBN HASSAN AL- BAKRI
Imam Ahmad related from Al-Harith Ibn Hassan, who is also known as Ibn Yazeed Al-Bakri, that he said: “I set out to complain to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, against Al-Ala’ Ibn Al-Hadrami. On my way, at Rabadhah, I met a stranded old woman from Banu Tameem. She said: ‘O servant of Allah, I have a need to go to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would you kindly take me to him?’
“So I took her with me. When I came to Madinah, the Mosque was packed with people and a black flag was flying. Bilal, with his sword strapped, stood in front of the Messenger of Allah. I asked: ‘What is happening to the people?’ They replied: ‘He wants to send ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As to a (war) front.’ So I sat down. Soon afterward, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, entered his house (or he said, his tent). I sought and was given permission to enter. I greeted him and he asked:h ‘Has something happened between you and Banu Tameem?’ I said: ‘Yes, but we overpowered them. I came across an old woman from Banu Tameem and she asked me to take her to you. She is right now at the door.’ He permitted her to come in and she said: “O Messenger of Allah, if you intend to forge a demarcation between us and Banu Tameem, make Ad-Dahna’ the demarcation’.”
The old woman then sat as if she intended to immediately stand up, and asked: ‘O Allah’s Messenger, where are you compelling your Mudar?’ I said: ‘My similitude is like that of Mi‘za who gave a ride to her death. I brought this (woman) but I did not know that she was an enemy to me. I seek refuge from being like the delegate of Ad.’ The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: ‘What is the delegate of Ad?’ even though he knew the matter better than him but merely asked him. I said: ‘Ad were afflicted with famine and they sent their delegate, who was known as Qail. He came across Mu‘awiyah Ibn Bakr and stayed with him for a month giving him intoxicants, and two girls known as Al-Jaradatan were singing for him. After a month, he went out to the mountain of Tihamah and said: ‘O Allah, You know that I did not come to a sick person so as to heal him nor have I come to a captive so that I may free him. O Allah, provide water for Ad as You used to.’ Then a black cloud passed by and he was called from it (saying): ‘Choose!’ He pointed to a dark cloud from it and he was called from it: Take from it incinerating ashes which will leave behind no one from among Ad.’ I said: ‘Nothing more than the wind as small as this ring of mine was sent to them and they were destroyed’.” Abu Wa’il said: “He has spoken the truth,” and added: “Women and men whenever they sent their delegate, they would say to him: ‘Do not be like the delegate of Ad’.” This is how At-Tirmidhi related it on the authority of Abd Ibn Humaid from Zaid Ibn Al-Hubab.
By: Ibn Katheer
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