The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 260
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 260 to differentiate a good and evil individual. What harm is there that I listen to this man? If it is good I shall believe it and if it is evil I shall reject it. ” As this thought entered my heart, I unplugged my ears, and began to listen to the recitation of the Holy Qur’ān. When the Holy Prophet sa completed his prayers, and started off towards his home, I pursued him and said, “Tell me about your religion. ” The Holy Prophet sa recited the word of God to me and preached the message of unity, the result of which was that I became a Muslim instantly. Then I said, “O Messenger of Allāh! I possess a distinct status within my tribe, and people pay heed to me. Please pray that through me, Allāh the Exalted guides them unto Islām. ” The Holy Prophet sa approved of this and prayed. When Ṭufail ra returned home, first he preached to his father and wife, and they became Muslim. Then he turned towards his tribe and invited them unto Islām, but they rejected and did not accept. Quite the contrary, they grew in their hatred and opposition. Observing this, Ṭufail ra presented himself before the Holy Prophet sa and said, “O Messenger of Allāh! My people have rejected and have grown in their opposition, so pray against them. ” The Holy Prophet sa raised his hands, but instead of praying against them, said the following words, اَللّٰھُم َّ اھْد ِ دَوْسًا meaning “O my Allāh, grant guidance to the Daus tribe. ” Then the Holy Prophet sa said, “Return to your people and continue preaching with love and compassion. ” Ṭufail ra says: “I returned to my tribe, and continued preaching to them, until the Holy Prophet sa migrated from Makkah, and the Battle of Badr, Uḥud and the Confederates took place, it was then that my tribe accepted Islām. After this, I migrated to Madīnah with seventy families. This was the time in which the Holy Prophet sa was engaged in the Battle of Khaibar. ” 1 Ḥaḍrat Abū Hurairah ra who is a renowned narrator of Ḥadīth was from the Daus tribe, and came to Madīnah with these very people. Regarding Ṭufail bin ‘Amr ra , it is also narrated that when the Quraish of Makkah began to trouble the Holy Prophet sa and the Muslims more severely, he requested the Holy Prophet sa , “Come and stay with me” , upon which the Holy Prophet sa responded, “This matter is in the hands of Allāh. When he instructs a 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, pp. 279-279, Qiṣṣatu Islāmiṭ-Tufail bin ‘Amrin Ad-Dausī, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Usdul-Ghābah, Volume 2, pp. 468-470, Dhikru Tufail bin ‘Amr, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut (2003)