Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34665 — Reports on Qays

Zayd bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was with Maslamah bin Abd al-Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) on a campaign against the Turks. The envoys of Khaqan, the king, made many threats against him, and he wrote to him: "I will meet you with the strong young men of the Turks." In reply Maslamah (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote to him: "You will meet us with the strong men of the Turks, and I will meet you with the strong men of the Arabs," meaning the tribe of Qays.