Sirat Ibn Hisham 1532
The story of ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl and Arbad b. Qays in the delegation from Banū ʿĀmir
[ بَعْضُ رِجَالِ الْوَفْدِ ] قِصَّةُ عَامِرِ بْنِ الطُّفَيْلِ وَأَرْبَدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فِي الْوِفَادَةِ عَنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ [ بَعْضُ رِجَالِ الْوَفْدِ ] وَقَدَمِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفْدُ بَنِي عَامِرٍ، فِيهِمْ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ وَأَرْبَدُ بْنُ قَيْسِ بْنِ جَزْءِ بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَجَبَّارُ بْنُ سَلْمَى بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، وَكَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ رُؤَسَاءَ الْقَوْمِ وَشَيَاطِينَهُمْ. [ تَدْبِيرُ عَامِرٍ لِلْغَدْرِ بِالرَّسُولِ ] فَقَدِمَ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ، عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الْغَدْرَ بِهِ، وَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ: يَا عَامِرُ، إنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا فَأَسْلِمْ. قَالَ: وَاَللَّهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ آلَيْتُ أَنْ لَا أَنْتَهِيَ حَتَّى تَتْبَعَ الْعَرَبُ عَقِبِي، أَفَأَنَا أَتْبَعُ عَقِبَ هَذَا الْفَتَى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِأَرْبَدَ: إذَا قَدِمْنَا عَلَى الرَّجُلِ، فَإِنِّي سَأَشْغَلُ عَنْكَ وَجْهَهُ، فَإِذَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَاعْلُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ؛ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، قَالَ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ، خَالِنِي، قَالَ: لَا وَاَللَّهِ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنَ بِاَللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ. قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ خَالِنِي. وَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُهُ وَيَنْتَظِرُ مِنْ أَرْبَدَ مَا كَانَ أَمَرَهُ بِهِ، فَجَعَلَ أَرْبَدُ لَا يُحِيرُ شَيْئًا؛ قَالَ: فَلَمَّا رَأَى عَامِرُ مَا يَصْنَعُ أَرْبَدُ، قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ خَالِنِي قَالَ: لَا، حَتَّى تُؤْمِنَ بِاَللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ. فَلَمَّا أَبَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: أَمَا وَاَللَّهِ لَأَمْلَأَنَّهَا عَلَيْكَ خَيْلًا وَرِجَالًا؛ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي عَامِرَ بْنَ الطُّفَيْلِ. فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ، قَالَ عَامِرٌ لِأَرْبَدَ: وَيْلَكَ يَا أَرْبَدُ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكَ بِهِ ؟ وَاَللَّهِ مَا كَانَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ رَجُلٌ هُوَ أَخْوَفَ عِنْدِي عَلَى نَفْسِي مِنْكَ. وَاَيْمُ اللَّهِ لَا أَخَافُكَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ أَبَدًا. قَالَ: لَا أَبَا لَكَ لَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيَّ، وَاَللَّهِ مَا هَمَمْتُ بِاَلَّذِي أَمَرْتنِي بِهِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ إلَّا دَخَلْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ، حَتَّى مَا أَرَى غَيْرَكَ، أَفَأَضْرِبكَ بِالسَّيْفِ ؟
Translation
✧ [Some men of the delegation] The story of ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl and Arbad b. Qays in the delegation on behalf of Banū ʿĀmir [Some men of the delegation] A delegation of Banū ʿĀmir came to the Messenger of God ﷺ. Among them were ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl, Arbad b. Qays b. Jazʾ b. Khālid b. Jaʿfar, and Jabbār b. Salmā b. Mālik b. Jaʿfar. These three were the leaders of the people and their devils. [ʿĀmir's plot to betray the Messenger] The enemy of God, ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl, came to the Messenger of God ﷺ intending to betray him. His people had said to him: "O ʿĀmir, the people have submitted; so submit." He said: "By God, I had sworn that I would not stop until the Arabs follow my heels. Shall I then follow the heels of this youth of Quraysh?" Then he said to Arbad: "When we come to the man, I will turn his face away from you. When I do that, strike him with the sword." So when they came to the Messenger of God ﷺ, ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl said: "O Muḥammad, speak with me privately." He said: "No, by God, not until you believe in God alone." He said: "O Muḥammad, speak with me privately." He kept speaking to him and waiting for Arbad to do what he had commanded him. But Arbad did nothing. When ʿĀmir saw what Arbad was doing, he said: "O Muḥammad, speak with me privately." He said: "No, not until you believe in God alone, with no partner." When the Messenger of God ﷺ refused him, he said: "By God, I will fill it against you with horse and foot." When he turned away, the Messenger of God ﷺ said: "O God, suffice me against ʿĀmir b. al-Ṭufayl." When they went out from the Messenger of God ﷺ, ʿĀmir said to Arbad: "Woe to you, O Arbad, where is what I commanded you? By God, there was no man on the face of the earth more feared by me for myself than you. By God, I will never fear you after today." He said: "May you have no father, do not be hasty with me. By God, I did not intend what you commanded me regarding him except that you came between me and the man, so that I saw none but you. Should I strike you with the sword?"
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