IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA?L IBN KATH~RI invited the Banii Ghanm to spare their bloodshed; for
there is a course open to people when the path to mth is
clear."
They responded, praise the Lord, when someone invited
them to the truth and to success, and they came united.
We, and our fellows who had left the true path and had
helped those using weapons against us, had become,
Like two battalions; one of these was successful in
achieving truth, rightly guided, while the other would be
punished.
Acting unjustly, they thought up lies; Satan made them
err away from the truth. They failed and caused to fail.
We delighted in the words of the Prophet Muhammad and
those of us who supported truth acted well and were well
treated.
We are very closely related to them, though there is no
close relationship if there is no closeness.
What nephew would, afcer us, give you their husq what
in-law after us could be respected?
One day you will learn which of us is closer to the
truth, when they have passed on and the people's dispute is
concluded."(Ibn Isbq continued) "Then Wmar b. al-Khatgb left, along with 'Ayysh b.
Abii Rabi'a, and went to Medina.
"Nsfi' related to me, from 'Abd AIM b. Wmar, from his father, saying,
'Having made up my mind to emigrate to Medina, I arranged a rendezvous with
'Ayysh b. Abo Rabl'a and Hisbm b. al-'AS at al-Tanaub of Idst of the Bana
Ghifa, above Saraf. We agreed, "Any one of us who doesn't arrive there in the
morning must have been detained; in such a case the others must go ahead."
"'Next morning 'Ayyash and I were there at al-Ta~dub. Hish- was
detained. He was enticed and apostatized.'
"'When we reached Medina we went to live among the Bana 'Amr b. 'Awf in
Qubit'. Aba Jahl b. Hishm and al-H%rith b. Hishm came over to see 'Ayysh
who was their cousin and their brother through their mother. They came to
Medina at a time when the Messenger of God (SAAS) was in Mecca. They
talked to 'Ayysh and told hi, "Your mother has warned that she will not allow
a wmb to touch her hair until she sees you, nor will she shelter from the sun."
'Ayyssh was worried about her, but I told him, "These people, I swear, only
want to entice you away from your faith; so beware of them. You can be sure that
if your mother gets lice she'll be sure to comb her hair, and if she finds Mecca's
heat severe, she'll surely seek shade!"
"'But 'Ayyssh said, "I will remove my mother's oath, and I have money there
I can get." I told him, "You already know I'm one of the wealthiest men of
Mecca, and if you don't go, I'll give you half what I have!"