It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut’im (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the spoils of Khaybar among his close relatives, Banu Hashim and Banu Abdul Muttalib, I and Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) presented ourselves before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! We do not deny the virtue of Banu Hashim, for you have a status and rank with which Allah has distinguished you among them, but as for Banu Muttalib, you have given to them and left us out? Yet they and we have the same relation and status with you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In fact, these people did not separate from me in the time of ignorance nor in the time of Islam, and Banu Hashim and Banu Muttalib are one and the same. Saying this, he interlaced the fingers of both his hands to show it.