It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Banu Tamim! Accept the glad tidings. They said: You have already given us the glad tidings, now give us (some wealth and goods). Upon hearing this, the color of the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, and he said: If Banu Tamim do not wish to accept the glad tidings, then O people of Yemen! You accept it. We said: Yes, we have accepted it, so tell us about the beginning of this world. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty was before everything; at that time His Throne was upon water, and He wrote the mention of everything in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Meanwhile, someone came and said: O Imran! Your she-camel has broken loose. So I went out to catch it, (it had gone so far that) there was a mirage between me and it, so I went after it and did not know what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said after me.