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Sufyan son of Harb from the tribe of Bani 'Abd Shams son of Abd Munaf; An-Nadr son of
Al-Harith representing the tribe of Bani 'Abd Ad-Dharr; Abul Bakhtary son of Hisham,
Zama'h son of Al-Aswad and Hakim son Hizam represented the tribe of Bani Asad bin
'Abd Al-'Uzza; Al-Hajjaj's two sons Nabih and Munbih from the tribe of Bani Sahm; and
Umayyah son of Khalaf from the tribe of Bani Jumah.
The meeting proved to be less than harmonious as none could agree upon a solution
and soon tempers became frayed as raised voices filled the air. All the shouting and
arguing subsided when, suddenly, a very loud knock at the door was heard. Someone
got up and opened it, and there before them stood a man, unknown to any of them. The
newcomer's facial characteristics and clothing were those of the people of the Najd, and
so when he told the gathering he was from that region he was not disbelieved -- later,
the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) told his Companions that the man was none
other than satan in disguise.
The chieftains invited the newcomer to sit with them and satan inquired the reason for
the meeting, then asked why there was so much discord between them. The situation
was explained to him -- although he already knew it -- so satan asked each of the
chieftains to tell him their proposal and listened to them but did not pass a comment,
Al-Harith representing the tribe of Bani 'Abd Ad-Dharr; Abul Bakhtary son of Hisham,
Zama'h son of Al-Aswad and Hakim son Hizam represented the tribe of Bani Asad bin
'Abd Al-'Uzza; Al-Hajjaj's two sons Nabih and Munbih from the tribe of Bani Sahm; and
Umayyah son of Khalaf from the tribe of Bani Jumah.
The meeting proved to be less than harmonious as none could agree upon a solution
and soon tempers became frayed as raised voices filled the air. All the shouting and
arguing subsided when, suddenly, a very loud knock at the door was heard. Someone
got up and opened it, and there before them stood a man, unknown to any of them. The
newcomer's facial characteristics and clothing were those of the people of the Najd, and
so when he told the gathering he was from that region he was not disbelieved -- later,
the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) told his Companions that the man was none
other than satan in disguise.
The chieftains invited the newcomer to sit with them and satan inquired the reason for
the meeting, then asked why there was so much discord between them. The situation
was explained to him -- although he already knew it -- so satan asked each of the
chieftains to tell him their proposal and listened to them but did not pass a comment,