Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1242 — The Book of Al-Imâra (Concerning with ruling etc.)

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The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent seventy men from the tribe of Banî Sulaîm to the tribe of Banî ‘Âmir. When they reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, “I will go ahead of you, and if they allow me to convey the message of Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم (it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me.” So he went ahead of them and the pagans granted him security. But while he was reporting the message of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said, “ Allâhu Akbar (Allâh is the Most Great)! By the Lord of the Ka‘ba, I am successful.”After that they attacked the rest of the party and killed them all except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammâm, a subnarrator said, “I think another man was saved along with him”). Jibraël (Gabriel) عليه السلام informed the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that they (i.e. the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased with them and made them pleased. We used to recite, “Inform our people that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased.” Later on this Qur’ânic Verse was abrogated (cancelled).The Prophet ﷺ invoked Allâh for forty days to curse the murderers from the tribe of Ra‘l, Dhakwân, Banî Lihyân and Banî ‘Usaiya who disobeyed Allâh and His Messenger ﷺ. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 57, Vol. 4)