It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah keep Banu Salim safe and forgive Banu Ghifar. Beware! By Allah, I did not say this; Allah Himself has said it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah keep the tribe of Salim safe and forgive the tribe of Ghifar. I am not saying this; Allah Almighty is saying it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aqra’ bin Habis (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaynah, and I think the narrator also mentioned Juhaynah, these tribes used to steal from the pilgrims, all these people have pledged allegiance to you, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you think, if the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaynah, and Juhaynah are better than the tribes of Tamim, Amir, Asad, and Ghatafan, would those tribes not be at a loss? He said: Yes. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul, they are far better than them, they are much better than them. Regarding the tribe of Juhaynah, Muhammad bin Abi Ya’qub, the narrator, was in doubt.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaynah, Ashja’, Juhaynah, and Banu Ka’b are my allies, supporters, and helpers, and Allah and His Messenger are their helpers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah be pleased with him) that a delegation from Bajilah came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding them: "Record the names of the individuals of Banu Bajilah, and write the names of Banu Ahmas first." Upon hearing this, a man from Banu Qais stepped back to see what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would say about them. He narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said five times in their favor: "O Allah! Have mercy on them." Or, "O Allah! Send blessings upon them." The narrator, Mukharraq, was uncertain about these words.

. (Second chain) It is narrated from Tariq bin Shihab, he says: A delegation of people from Banu Ahmas and Banu Qais came to the service of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Begin with Banu Ahmas before Banu Qais. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, supplicated seven times in favor of Banu Ahmas: "O Allah! Bless Ahmas, their cavalry, and their foot soldiers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The first person to meet me in Paradise will be a woman from the Banu Ahmas.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Grant guidance to the tribe of Thaqif.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyiduna Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, the Banu Daws have rebelled. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Guide the Banu Daws and bring them to me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin presented a she-camel as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him six she-camels in return, yet he still remained displeased. When this news reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he praised and glorified Allah, and then said: "Such-and-such a man presented me a she-camel as a gift, even though it was my own she-camel. I recognized it just as I recognize my own family. It had slipped from my hands on the day of the battle of Zughaba. Nevertheless, I gave him six she-camels in return, but he still remained displeased. Now I have decided that I will not accept any gift from anyone except a Qurayshi, Ansari, Thaqafi, or Dosi."