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4106. It was narrated that Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī said: "When 'Alī was in Yemen, he sent some gold that was still enclosed in rock to the Prophet ﷺ, who distributed it among Al-Aqra' bin Hābis Al-Hanzālī, who belonged to Banu Mujāshī', 'Uyaynah bin Badr Al-Fazārī, 'Alqamah bin 'Ulāthah Al-'Āmirī, who belonged to Banu Kilāb and Zaid Al-Khail At-Tā'ī, who belonged to Banu Nabhān. The Quraish and the Anṣār became angry and said: 'He gives to the chiefs of Najd and ignores us!' He said: 'I am seeking to win them over (firmly to Islam).' Then a man with sunken eyes, a bulging forehead, a thick beard and a shaven head came and said: 'O Muḥammad, fear Allāh!' He said: 'Who will obey Allāh if I do not? He trusts me with the people of this Earth but you do not trust me.' A man among the people asked for permission to kill him, but he did not let him do that. When (the man) went away, he (the Prophet ﷺ) said: 'Among the offspring of this man there will be people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes through the target. They will kill the Muslims and leave the idol-worshippers alone. If I live to see them, I will kill them as the killing of 'Ād.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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The four were the chiefs of some four prominent tribes. They had not yet been nurtured by the Prophet ﷺ. Imān or the true faith had not yet penetrated into their hearts. Such people become delighted when they get wealth and turn faithful. If they do not get wealth, they begin to generate trouble, and there remains a fear of their apostatizing (as it happened after the death of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, therefore, gave them a lot of gifts. From the spoils of the Battle of Hunain too, he gave them one hundred camels, and several other gifts. Allāh's Messenger's ﷺ objective was to reconcile their hearts, so that faith takes root in their hearts and they become devout believers. Since the Quraish and the Helpers possessed strong faith, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ gave them nothing.
