460 - Abu Dawud narrated to us, he said: Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, he said: Humayd ibn Hilal narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn al-Samit, from Abu Dharr, who said: "I stayed with the Messenger of Allah (saw) for as long as I stayed, then the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to me: 'A land of palm trees has been shown to me, and I do not see it as anything other than Yathrib. So, will you convey on my behalf to your people that which Allah may benefit them through you and reward you for them?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'So I set out and met
(94) Unays, and he said to me: "What have you done?" I said: "I have embraced Islam and believed." He said: "I have no desire to turn away from your religion, for I have embraced Islam and believed."' He said: 'And we went to our mother and presented Islam to her, and she said: "I have no desire to turn away from the religion of you both," and she said: "I have embraced Islam and believed."' He said: 'And we went to our people and presented Islam to them, and half of them embraced Islam. The other half said: "When the Messenger of Allah (saw) arrives, we will embrace Islam."' He said: 'And leading them
(95) was Ima' ibn Rahadah al-Ghifari—who was their chief—and when the Messenger of Allah (saw) arrived in Madinah, the remaining half embraced Islam. And our brothers from Aslam came and said: "We embrace Islam upon that which our brothers from Ghifar embraced Islam."' So the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Indeed, it is Ghifar, may Allah forgive them (Ghafara Allahu laha), and Aslam, may Allah grant them peace (Salamaha Allahu).'