178 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMADAl-Bayhaqi stated, "Abii 'Amr al-Adib told us, quoting Abti Bakr al-Ismacili, as
follows, 'I heard Abii Khalifa say, "I heard CAlisha's son say, 'When the Messenger
of God (SAAS) arrived in Medina the women and boys began chanting,
"The full mwn has risen over us, from the passes of
al-Wad?6;
We must give thanks, for what a supplicant has prayed
to God,""""Muhammad b. Ishaq stated, "The Messenger of God (SAAS), so they say,
stayed at Qub2 with Kulthiim b. al-Hadam, a brother of the Banii 'Amr b. 'Awf,
who was of the Banii 'Ubayd; it is also said, however, that he stayed with Sa'd b.
Khaythama.
"Those who say he stayed with Kulthiim b. al-Hadam assert the following:
that when the Messenger of God (SAAS) went outside the house of Kulthiim he
would go and sit with people in the house of SaCd b. Khaythama because this
man was a bachelor, without family, and his house was therefore known as 'the
bachelors' house. But God knows best.
"Abii Bakr, God bless him, stayed with Khubayb b. Isaf, of the Banii
al-Harith b. Khazraj at al-Sunh. It is also said he stayed with Kharija b. Zayd b.
Abii Zuhayr, a brother of the Banii al-Hgrith b. al-Khazraj."
Ibn Ishaq also stated tbat 'Ali b. Abii Talih remained in Mecca for three days
and nights until he had handed back the deposits made with the Messenger of
God (SAAS).
"He then joined the Messenger of God (SAAS) and stayed with Kulthiim b.
al-Hadm; apparently (Ali b. Abii Talib stayed in Qubiil only a night or two.
"He would say, 'In Quba' there was a Muslim woman who had no husband. I
saw a man go to her in the depths of the night; he would knock on her door and she
came out. He then gave her something he had with him which she took. I found
her conduct very suspicious, so I asked her, "Who is it that knocks at your door
every night; you go out to him and he gives you something I can't see properly.
How can you do this, you being a Muslim woman without a husband?"
"'She replied, "The man is Sahl b. Hanif. He knows I am a woman with no
one and after dark he damages and destroys his people's idols then brings their
remains to me. He tells me to use them as lirewood."'
"'Ali, God be pleased with him, used to eulogize Sahl b. Hanif in this way
when he was killed in his company in Iraq."
Ibn Ishaq went on, "The Messenger of God (SAAS) remained with Banii
'Amr h. 'Awf in Qubiil from the Monday through Thursday and founded a
mosque there.
"Then God took him forth from among them on the Friday, though the Banii
'Amr b. 'Awf claim that he stayed there longer among them."
'Abd Alliih b. Idris quoted Muhammad b. Ishaq, as saying, "The Banii 'Amr
b. 'Awf claim tbat he stayed there among them for 18 nights."