Sirat Ibn Hisham 44
The defeat of Dhū Nafr before Abrahah
[ هَزِيمَةُ ذِي نَفْرٍ أَمَامَ أَبْرَهَةَ ] فَخَرَجَ إلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَشْرَافِ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ وَمُلُوكِهِمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ: ذُو نَفْرٍ، فَدَعَا قَوْمَهُ، وَمَنْ أَجَابَهُ مِنْ سَائِرِ الْعَرَبِ إلَى حَرْبِ أَبْرَهَةَ، وَجِهَادِهِ عَنْ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَامِ، وَمَا يُرِيدُ مِنْ هَدْمِهِ وَإِخْرَابِهِ؛ فَأَجَابَهُ إلَى ذَلِكَ مَنْ أَجَابَهُ، ثُمَّ عَرَضَ لَهُ فَقَاتَلَهُ، فَهُزِمَ ذُو نَفْرٍ وَأَصْحَابُهُ، وَأُخِذَ لَهُ ذُو نَفْرٍ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ أَسِيرًا، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ قَتْلَهُ قَالَ لَهُ ذُو نَفْرٍ: أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، لَا تَقْتُلْنِي فَإِنَّهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ بَقَائِي مَعَكَ خَيْرًا لَكَ مِنْ قَتْلِي، فَتَرَكَهُ مِنْ الْقَتْلِ وَحَبَسَهُ عِنْدَهُ فِي وَثَاقٍ، وَكَانَ أَبْرَهَةُ رَجُلًا حَلِيمًا
Translation
✧ [ The defeat of Dhū Nafr before Abrahah ] Then a man from among the nobles of the people of Yemen and their kings, called Dhū Nafr, went out to him. He summoned his people and those from the rest of the Arabs who answered him to wage war against Abrahah and to strive against him in defense of the Sacred House of Allah, and against what he intended of its demolition and ruin. Those who answered him responded to that, then he confronted him and fought him, and Dhū Nafr and his companions were defeated. Dhū Nafr was captured for him and brought as a prisoner. When he wanted to kill him, Dhū Nafr said to him: "O king, do not kill me, for perhaps my remaining with you may be better for you than killing me." So he spared him from execution and detained him with him in fetters. Abrahah was a forbearing man.
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