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Mafrooq son of Amr Banu Shayban was also knowledgeable of ancestral to the lineage
and the most eloquent speaker among his tribe the Banu Shayban Mafrooq had two
locks of hair that fell on his chest and he sat down next to Abu Bakr. Ali says that Abu
Bakr asked Mafrooq about the population of his tribe, Mafrooq replied, “We are without
doubt over a thousand, and a thousand cannot be defeated.” Abu Bakr asked him,
“What is your status?” He replied, “We have to work very hard, but then, it is the same
for every nation.” Abu Bakr then asked, “How do you fare in conflicts with your
enemies?” Mafrooq answered, “When we fight it is because we are very angry, and
when we are angered we fight fiercely. We prefer our pedigree horse to our children and
weapons to milk-yielding camels. Our help is from Allah, who sometimes causes us to
be victorious, but at other times allows others to be the victors.” Then Mafrooq asked,
“Are you from the Koraysh?” Abu Bakr responded saying, “What if you were told that the
Koraysh have the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and this person
(by me) is he?” Mafrooq said, “The news has already reached us that he claims to be the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.” Then Mafrooq turned to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and asked, “To what do you call us,
O brother of the Koraysh?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,
and the most eloquent speaker among his tribe the Banu Shayban Mafrooq had two
locks of hair that fell on his chest and he sat down next to Abu Bakr. Ali says that Abu
Bakr asked Mafrooq about the population of his tribe, Mafrooq replied, “We are without
doubt over a thousand, and a thousand cannot be defeated.” Abu Bakr asked him,
“What is your status?” He replied, “We have to work very hard, but then, it is the same
for every nation.” Abu Bakr then asked, “How do you fare in conflicts with your
enemies?” Mafrooq answered, “When we fight it is because we are very angry, and
when we are angered we fight fiercely. We prefer our pedigree horse to our children and
weapons to milk-yielding camels. Our help is from Allah, who sometimes causes us to
be victorious, but at other times allows others to be the victors.” Then Mafrooq asked,
“Are you from the Koraysh?” Abu Bakr responded saying, “What if you were told that the
Koraysh have the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and this person
(by me) is he?” Mafrooq said, “The news has already reached us that he claims to be the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.” Then Mafrooq turned to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and asked, “To what do you call us,
O brother of the Koraysh?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him,