94. THE ARRIVAL OF AL-AZD
Suwaid Ibn Al-Harith said: “I was the seventh of the delegates of my people to Allah Messenger. When we came to him, we spoke with him and our speech and appearance impressed him. He asked, ‘Who are you?’ We said: ‘We are believers.’ Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), smiled and said: ‘Every statement has its truth. What is the truth of your statement and Iman?’ Suwaid added: We said, ‘There are fifteen practices. Five of them, your envoy commanded us to believe in them, five of them, you commanded us to carry out, and the remaining five have been part of our character since the period of ignorance unless you detest anything from it.’ The Messenger asked: ‘What are the five things that my envoy commanded you to believe in?’ We answered: ‘He commanded us to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and Resurrection after death.’
The Messenger of Allah, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), then asked: ‘What are the five things I have commanded you to do?’ We said: ‘You commanded us to say that there is none worthy of worship (in truth) except Allah, that we should establish the prayer, pay the Zakat, that we should fast the month of Ramadan, and that we should go on pilgrimage if we are able and find the means.’ He asked: ‘What are the five things which were part of your character since the time of Ignorance?’ We said: ‘Gratitude in times of comfort, patience in times of adversity, truthfulness at the point of meeting (the enemy), and glee over the misfortune of the enemies.’ Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘Wise men and scholars, their men of knowledge almost were Prophets.’ And he added: ‘I shall add five more things for them making it twenty if you are as you have said. Do not amass what you cannot eat, do not build a house in which you will not live, do not vie (with one another) over what you know will be ephemeral tomorrow, fear Allah to Whom is your returning and to Whom you shall be presented (for judgment), and be desirous of what you are heading to (Paradise) in which you shall live forever.’ The people went away from the presence of Allah’s Messenger, (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), and they memorized his advice and implemented it.”
It has been mentioned earlier that a delegation of the Jinn Came in Makkah before the Hijrah. We have examined the discussion on that in the explanation of Allah’s statement: “And (remember) when We sent toward you (O Muhammad) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the Jinn, (quietly) listening to the Qur’an.” (Soorah Al-Ahqaf 46:29)
This and other similar narrations indicate the repeated coming of the delegation of the Jinn to Makkah. We have also stated that repeatedly in a manner that suffices.
By: Ibn Katheer
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