Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Sha’bi that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to engage in Mubahala with the people of Najran, they agreed to pay Jizya to him. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, a bearer of glad tidings informed me of the destruction of the people of Najran. If these people had fully participated in the Mubahala, even the birds on the trees … or … he said … even the sparrows on the trees (would have perished).” And when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was going towards the people of Najran, he was holding the hands of Hasan and Husain, and Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was walking behind him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sha’bi that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote to the people of Najran… these are Christian people… “Whoever among you engages in buying and selling on interest, there will be no responsibility (upon us) for him.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Saeed that Hazrat Umar exiled the people of Najran ... the Jews and Christians ... and bought their lands and grapevines. And Hazrat Umar made this agreement with them: if they themselves provide the vines and ploughing equipment, then they will receive two-thirds of the produce and Hazrat Umar will receive one-third; and if Hazrat Umar provides the seeds, then they will receive half the share. And Hazrat Umar made an agreement with them regarding dates on the condition that one-fifth of the produce would be theirs and four-fifths would belong to Hazrat Umar ... and regarding grapes, he made an agreement with them on the condition that their share would be one-third and Hazrat Umar's share would be two-thirds.

It is narrated from Hazrat Salim that when the number of the people of Najran reached forty thousand... the narrator says: Hazrat Umar feared that they might attack the Muslims. Then (by coincidence) mutual jealousy arose among them. The narrator says: These people came to Hazrat Umar and said, "Mutual jealousy has arisen among us, so please exile us..." The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had written a document for them that they would not be exiled. The narrator says: Hazrat Umar considered this a blessing and exiled them. After that, the people of Najran regretted it and came to him and said, "We apologize for what we said." Hazrat Umar refused to accept their apology. Then when Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived, these people came to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "We ask you, by the document written by your hand and by your kinship, to accept our apology." But Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, also refused and said, "You are doomed. Hazrat Umar was a man of insight." Salim the narrator says: The opinion of the elders is that if Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, had objected to anything of Hazrat Umar, he would have objected to him regarding the people of Najran.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that two monks from Najran, Aqib and Sayyid, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Send with us a trustworthy person." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will certainly send with you a completely trustworthy man." So the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to wait for this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah! Stand up." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him with them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to the people of Najran. They asked me, “You people recite { یَا أُخْتَ ہَارُونَ }, even though there is a long interval of years between Moses and Jesus?” I did not know the answer to their question. Until I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him this question, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Why did you not tell them that those people used to name themselves after the names of the previous prophets and the righteous?”

It is narrated from Hazrat Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the bishop of Najran, "O Abu al-Harith! Accept Islam." He replied, "I am already a Muslim." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, (again) said, "O Abu al-Harith! Accept Islam." He (again) replied, "Indeed, I have accepted Islam before you." The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You are lying. Three things have prevented you from Islam: your claim that Allah has a son, your eating of pork, and your drinking of wine."