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the two tribes, Sa’ad the son of Mu’adh and Usaid Hudair’s son heard that Musab was
talking to some converts, so Usaid, somewhat indignant, approached the converts
armed with his lance. Sa’ad however did not do so on the grounds that Asad was his
maternal cousin. As Usaid approached the converts heard him curse and swear
accusing Musab of being weak minded, and ordered him to stop his preaching. Musab
sat calmly and invited him to sit down with him saying, “If you are pleased with what we
say, you can accept it, if on the other hand you hate it you are free to reject it.”
Usaid decided to sit down and thrust his lance into the sand and listened to Musab
speak about Islam and heard him recite some verses of the Koran. Happiness spread
over Usaid’s face and he asked how he could embrace Islam. The converts showed him
how to make ablution and told him to put on pure clothes and then to bear witness that
there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, this he did and the
converts showed him how to make two units of prayer to Allah.
Usaid told Musab that if Sa’ad son of Mu’adh embraced Islam, his tribe would do
likewise and that they should go and speak with him. When Sa’ad saw Usaid he noticed
a remarkable change on his face and was puzzled by it. Sa’ad was receptive to the
message Musab brought and he embraced Islam and then turned to his tribe and
talking to some converts, so Usaid, somewhat indignant, approached the converts
armed with his lance. Sa’ad however did not do so on the grounds that Asad was his
maternal cousin. As Usaid approached the converts heard him curse and swear
accusing Musab of being weak minded, and ordered him to stop his preaching. Musab
sat calmly and invited him to sit down with him saying, “If you are pleased with what we
say, you can accept it, if on the other hand you hate it you are free to reject it.”
Usaid decided to sit down and thrust his lance into the sand and listened to Musab
speak about Islam and heard him recite some verses of the Koran. Happiness spread
over Usaid’s face and he asked how he could embrace Islam. The converts showed him
how to make ablution and told him to put on pure clothes and then to bear witness that
there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, this he did and the
converts showed him how to make two units of prayer to Allah.
Usaid told Musab that if Sa’ad son of Mu’adh embraced Islam, his tribe would do
likewise and that they should go and speak with him. When Sa’ad saw Usaid he noticed
a remarkable change on his face and was puzzled by it. Sa’ad was receptive to the
message Musab brought and he embraced Islam and then turned to his tribe and