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to us before, so the people gathered and said to one another: ‘What will you say about<br />
`Eesaa when he asks you about him?’ <strong>Al</strong>l agreed saying: ‘By <strong>Al</strong>laah! We will say what<br />
<strong>Al</strong>laah has said about him, and what our Prophet has told us about him, (no matter<br />
what the consequences).’ When they entered upon him, he (al-Najaashee) said to<br />
them: ‘What do you say about `Eesaa Ibn Maryam?’ Ja`far Ibn Abu Ṭaalib said to him:<br />
‘We say about him what our Prophet taught: ‘he is the slave of <strong>Al</strong>laah and His<br />
Messenger, a Spirit created by Him and His Word that He bestowed upon Maryam the<br />
Virgin.’’ <strong>Al</strong>-Najaashee stretched his hand down to the ground and picked up a stick<br />
between his two fingers, and said: ‘`Eesaa Ibn Maryam is no different than what you<br />
have said, not even as much as (the width or thickness of) this stick.’ His generals<br />
grumbled at this. So he responded: ‘Even if you grumble, by <strong>Al</strong>laah!’ (Then he said to<br />
the Muslims): ‘You people may leave now, for you are safe in this land. Whoever reviles<br />
you will be fined’, (and he repeated it thrice). ‘I would not like to have a mountain of<br />
gold in return for harming anyone of you.’ <strong>Al</strong>-Najaashee also said: ‘Give these two their<br />
gifts back to them; I have no need for them. By <strong>Al</strong>laah! <strong>Al</strong>laah did not take from me<br />
bribe when He restored my kingdom to me, (so why should I take a bribe to go against<br />
Him concerning them)? And He (<strong>Al</strong>laah) did not listen to the people concerning me, (so<br />
why should I listen to them and go against Him)?’ So both of them left him, defeated<br />
and with their gifts returned to them, and we stayed with him, in the best land and<br />
under the best supporter.” She said: “By <strong>Al</strong>laah! We remained like that until some<br />
trouble befell him – i.e. someone rose in revolt and challenged him for his kingdom –<br />
and by <strong>Al</strong>laah, we never knew any grief or worry worse than that which befell us for<br />
fear that (this contender) would prevail over al-Najaashee, and there would come a<br />
man who did not recognize our status as al-Najaashee did. <strong>Al</strong>-Najaashee marched forth,<br />
and they were separated by the Nile. The Companions of the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah<br />
ﷺ said: ‘Who will go out and watch the battle, then bring us the news?’ <strong>Al</strong>-Zubair Ibn al-<br />
`Awwaam said: ‘I will.’ He was one of the youngest of the people. They inflated a water<br />
skin and he tied it to his chest, then he swam, floating with it, until he reached the<br />
other side of the Nile, where the people had met in battle. Then he went and watched<br />
them, and we prayed to <strong>Al</strong>laah to grant victory to al-Najaashee over his enemy and<br />
make him stronger in his land and give him full control over Abyssinia. We remained<br />
with him, in the best situation, until we came to the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>laah when he<br />
ﷺ was in Makkah. 244 (But some of us stayed behind).” 245<br />
244 I (al-<strong>Al</strong>baanee) say: This complete narration with this wording was also reported by Imaam Aḥmad in his<br />
Musnad (1740, 22498), [TN: and the Shaikh graded this narration as “Ḥasan”, which is mentioned in the<br />
succeeding pages.]<br />
245 <strong>Al</strong>-Baihaqee in “al-Dalaa’il” (2/301-304)<br />
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