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to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and said, “O Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, the chieftain of our people has absconded from
Mecca to throw himself into the ocean in fear that you will not grant him amnesty. May
my parents be sacrificed for you! Please grant him amnesty” thereupon the Messenger
of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, granted Safwan, son of Umayah amnesty.” And
it was because of the amnesty that Umayr had come in search of Safwan to tell him the
good news.
Safwan was doubtful of the amnesty and exclaimed, “By Allah, I will never return with
you until you bring me an identifiable sign. Umayr returned to the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, and told him whereupon the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, said, “Take my turban.”
Umayr set out for the valley in which he had found Safwan with the turban which was in
fact the stripped shawl the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had tied
around his head to make a turban on the day of the opening of Mecca. When Umayr
found Safwan, he said, “O Abu Wahab, I have come to you from the best of people, and
the most tolerant. His honor is yours, his dignity is yours and his kingdom is yours for his
forefathers and yours are the same. For your own good I advise you to fear Allah.”
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, the chieftain of our people has absconded from
Mecca to throw himself into the ocean in fear that you will not grant him amnesty. May
my parents be sacrificed for you! Please grant him amnesty” thereupon the Messenger
of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, granted Safwan, son of Umayah amnesty.” And
it was because of the amnesty that Umayr had come in search of Safwan to tell him the
good news.
Safwan was doubtful of the amnesty and exclaimed, “By Allah, I will never return with
you until you bring me an identifiable sign. Umayr returned to the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, and told him whereupon the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, said, “Take my turban.”
Umayr set out for the valley in which he had found Safwan with the turban which was in
fact the stripped shawl the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had tied
around his head to make a turban on the day of the opening of Mecca. When Umayr
found Safwan, he said, “O Abu Wahab, I have come to you from the best of people, and
the most tolerant. His honor is yours, his dignity is yours and his kingdom is yours for his
forefathers and yours are the same. For your own good I advise you to fear Allah.”