Ahnaf says that once I was performing Tawaf of the Ka'bah when a man from Banu Sulaym met me and said, "Shall I not give you glad tidings?" I said, "Why not?" He said, "Do you remember the time when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to your people, Banu Sa'd, to invite them to Islam, and you said, 'By Allah! They have said a good thing and conveyed a good message.' When I returned to the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I informed him about what you had said, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'O Allah! Forgive Ahnaf.'" Upon hearing this, he said, "There is nothing more hopeful for me than this."