Abu Wa’il Shaqiq bin Salamah says: A man from the tribe of Banu Rabi’ah said: I came to Madinah and presented myself before the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). There, during the conversation, I mentioned the envoy of the people of ‘Ad, and I said: I seek refuge with Allah from becoming like the envoy of ‘Ad. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said:“What is the story of the envoy of ‘Ad?”I said: (It is good) that you asked someone who knows (I will tell you). When the people of ‘Ad were afflicted with drought, they sent Qayl (a man) (to Makkah to seek help and support). He stayed with Bakr bin Mu’awiyah, who gave him wine to drink, and two famous singing girls entertained him with their songs. Then Qayl left from there and headed towards the mountains of Mahrah (Mahrah is the name of the ancestor of a tribe). He (prayed and) said: O Allah! I have not come to You with a sick person to have him treated, nor for a prisoner to have him freed. So give Your servant to drink (i.e., me) what You wish to give, and along with it, give Bakr bin Mu’awiyah to drink as well (he made this supplication in gratitude) for the wine that Bakr bin Mu’awiyah had given him. (As a result) several clouds gathered for him (in the sky), and it was said to him: Choose any one of these for yourself. He chose the black cloud among them. It was said: Take it, but in it is your destruction and ruin; it will not leave a single person of the people of ‘Ad behind. And it is also mentioned that the wind (storm) sent upon ‘Ad was left only as much as the circle of a ring. Then the Prophet recited the verse «إذ أرسلنا عليهم الريح العقيم ما تذر من شيء أتت عليه إلا جعلته كالرميم» “And remember when We sent upon them a barren wind; it left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins”(Adh-Dhariyat: 42). 1.

Imam Tirmidhi says:
1- This hadith has been narrated by several people from Salam Abu Mundhir, Salam from ‘Asim bin Abi an-Najud, ‘Asim from Abu Wa’il, and Abu Wa’il from (instead of «عن رجل من ربیعة» ) Harith bin Hassan. (This narration is coming ahead.)
2- Harith bin Hassan is also called Harith bin Yazid.

Narrated Abu Wa'il: that Al-Harith bin Yazid Al-Bakri said: "I arrived in Al-Madinah and entered the Masjid and found it full with the people and I also noticed a black banner raised high, while Bilal was holding a sword before the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). I said: 'What is the matter with the people?' They said: 'He intends to send 'Amr bin Al-'As somewhere.'" So he mentioned the Hadith in its entirety, similar in meaning to the narration of Sufyan bin 'Uyainah (#3273). He said: He is also called Al-Harith bin Hassan.