Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Zubair narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Abdullah bin Unais to Khalid bin Sufyan. The narrator said: So when I reached near him, and it was the time of Asr, I feared that he might be engaged or that some action might begin before I reached him, so I prayed while walking.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qais that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent the army of Dhat al-Salasil towards Lakhm, Juthum, and the people of the coast of Syria under the command of Hazrat Amr. The narrator says: His companions were few. The narrator says: Hazrat Amr told the people, "None of you should light a fire." This was very difficult for the people, so they spoke to Hazrat Abu Bakr to speak to Hazrat Amr about it. Hazrat Abu Bakr spoke to Hazrat Amr regarding this, so he said: "Whoever lights a fire, I will push that person into the same fire." Then Hazrat Amr fought the enemy and prevailed over them and uprooted their army. The people asked: "Should we not pursue the enemy?" Hazrat Amr replied: "No! I fear that their reinforcements may be present behind this mountain, by which they may cut the Muslims to pieces." When the people returned to the noble service of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, they complained to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about Hazrat Amr. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: "O Amr! Are they telling the truth?" Hazrat Amr replied: "My companions were few. I feared that the enemy would be tempted by them due to their small number (that is why I forbade lighting a fire). Then, when Allah Almighty granted me victory over them, these people said: 'Pursue them.' I said: 'I fear that behind this mountain the enemy's reinforcements may be present, who would cut the Muslims to pieces.'" The narrator says: It is as if the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, praised Hazrat Amr's statement.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qais that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Hazrat Bilal: Have you given provisions for the journey to the riders or the group, and their belongings? He replied: No! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then give them provisions, and start with the people of firm religion before the people of compulsion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sha’bi: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a letter to Ra’iy al-Suhaimi. He took the letter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and used it to patch his bucket. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army. They (went and) took possession of his family and wealth. And Ra’iy mounted a horse, naked, with nothing on him. Thus, he came to his daughter. And this daughter of his was married to someone from Banu Hilal. The narrator says: He came to his daughter, and in the courtyard of her house, people would gather. So he came from the back of the house. When his daughter saw him in a naked state, she threw a cloth over him and asked,“What has happened to you?”Ra’iy replied,“Complete evil has occurred. Nothing has been left for me of my family and wealth.”Then Ra’iy asked,“Where is your husband?”The daughter replied,“With the camels.”The narrator says: Then her husband came, and Ra’iy told him the whole story. He said,“Take my mount with its saddle, and I will also give you milk from my strength.”Ra’iy said,“I do not need that, but give me a young camel and a water vessel so that I may quickly reach Muhammad, lest he distribute my family and wealth.”So he left in that state, with only a cloth on him. When he covered his head with it, his buttocks would be exposed, and when he covered his buttocks, his head would be exposed. Thus, he kept walking until he entered Madinah at night. Then he reached the vicinity of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the Fajr prayer, he said to him,“O Messenger of Allah! Extend your hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you.”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) extended his blessed hand. But when Ra’iy wanted to place his hand on the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) withdrew his hand. Ra’iy again requested the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),“O Messenger of Allah! Extend your hand.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Who are you?”He replied,“I am Ra’iy al-Suhaimi.”The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of his wrist and raised it, then said,“O people! This is Ra’iy al-Suhaimi, to whom I wrote a letter, and he took my letter and used it to patch his bucket. Now he has come to Islam.”Then Ra’iy requested,“O Messenger of Allah! My family and my wealth?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Your wealth has been distributed among the Muslims. And your family—so, of them, whoever you are able to find, look for them (you will find them).”Ra’iy says: I went outside, and my son, who had recognized the saddle, was standing by the saddles. So I presented myself to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and requested,“This is my son.”Then Hazrat Bilal was sent with me, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Go with him and ask the boy, ‘Is this your father?’ If he says, ‘Yes,’ then hand the boy over to him.”The narrator says: Hazrat Bilal came to the young man and asked,“Is this your father?”The youth replied,“Yes.”Hazrat Bilal handed the youth over to Ra’iy. The narrator says: Hazrat Bilal came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said,“By Allah! I did not see either of them weeping at the sight of his companion.”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“This is the coarseness of the people of the desert.”