Sirat Ibn Hisham 45
What happened between Nufayl and Abrahah
[ مَا وَقَعَ بَيْنَ نُفَيْلٍ وَأَبْرَهَةَ ] ثُمَّ مَضَى أَبْرَهَةُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ذَلِكَ يُرِيدُ مَا خَرَجَ لَهُ، حَتَّى إذَا كَانَ بِأَرْضِ خَثْعَمَ عَرَضَ لَهُ نُفَيْلُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْخَثْعَمِيُّ فِي قَبيلَيْ خَثْعَمَ: شَهْرَانِ وَنَاهِسُ: وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُ مِنْ قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ، فَقَاتَلَهُ فَهَزَمَهُ أَبْرَهَةُ، وَأُخِذَ لَهُ نُفَيْلٌ أَسِيرًا فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَلَمَّا هَمَّ بِقَتْلِهِ قَالَ لَهُ نُفَيْلٌ: أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ، لَا تَقْتُلْنِي فَإِنِّي دَلِيلُكَ بِأَرْضِ الْعَرَبِ، وَهَاتَانِ يَدَايَ لَكَ عَلَى قبيلَيْ خَثْعَمَ: شَهْرَانِ وَنَاهِسُ بِالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ
Translation
✧ Then Abrahah went on his way, seeking what he had come out for, until when he was in the land of Khathʿam, Nufayl b. Ḥabīb al-Khathʿamī confronted him with the two tribes of Khathʿam—Shahrān and Nāhis—and those Arabs who followed him from other tribes. He fought him, but Abrahah routed him, and Nufayl was taken captive and brought to him. When Abrahah was about to kill him, Nufayl said to him, “O king, do not kill me, for I can guide you through the land of the Arabs. Here are my two hands to you, on behalf of the two tribes of Khathʿam—Shahrān and Nāhis—pledging obedience and loyalty.” So Abrahah released him.
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