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The Mission of `Ali Ibn Abu Talib and Khalid Ibn Al-Walid in Yemen
Prophet
Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, sent `Ali Ibn Abu Talib
and Khalid Ibn Al-Walid to Yemen in Ramadan 10 A.H.
Al-Hafiz
Al-Bayhaqi narrated on the authority of Abu Is-haq that Al-Bara'
said that Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, sent
Khalid to people of Yemen to call on them to Islam.
Al-bara'
said: I was one of those who went with Khalid and we stayed amongst
people there for six months propagating Islam, but nobody answered,
so Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, sent us `Ali Ibn Abu Talib
and asked him to send Khalid back with his group, unless someone
would like to stay. Actually I opted for staying.
After
`Ali came we went to the Yemenis and they gave us warm reception. `Ali
then led us in a prayer. After that he organized us all in one line
and started to read to us Prophet Muhammad’s letter. At hearing
the letter all members of the tribe of Hamadan embraced Islam.
`Ali
then sent the news of Hamadan’s embracing Islam to the Prophet,
peace and blessings be upon him. On hearing that the Prophet knelt
down and prostrated for Allah, showing gratefulness to Him, and he
raised his head repeating: “Peace be upon Hamadan, Peace be upon
Hamadan.”
Al-Bayhaqi
also said that this incident was narrated by Al-Bukhari, but in a
shorter narration and from another source.
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