Musnad Humaydi

Benefit:
This hadith proves that one should pray for disobedient people from the heart.

Hadith Commentary:
Accordingly, most of them became Muslim and came to Madinah.

Hadith Commentary:
Hazrat Tufail bin Amr radi Allahu anhu was called Dhu al-Nur because when he came to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and accepted Islam, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam sent him as a preacher to the tribe of Daws.

Hazrat Tufail radi Allahu anhu requested:
O Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam! Grant me a sign. So the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplicated for him:
“O Allah! Manifest a light for him.”
So a light began to shine between his eyes.

He said:
People will say this is mutilation.
After that, the light moved to his whip, which would shine in the dark night.
(Fath al-Bari: 8/128)

When he went to his people, except for two or three individuals, the entire tribe rejected him, about which he complained to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplicated for his tribe, as a result of which the entire tribe became Muslim. Then he brought them to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam at the time of Khaybar.

The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam appointed him to burn an idol called Dhu al-Kafayn, so he reduced it to a heap of ashes.
(Musnad Ibn Rahwayh: 1/18)

Hadith Commentary:
Then it happened exactly so: the tribe of Daws accepted Islam and presented themselves at the Prophetic court.

Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah, in another place, has given the title to this hadith in these words:
(Bab al-du‘a’ lil-mushrikin bil-huda li-yu’allifuhum)
“Chapter: Supplicating for guidance for the polytheists in order to win their hearts.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jihad wal-Siyar, Chapter: 100)
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplicated for their guidance, which Allah, the Exalted, accepted, and the tribe of Daws embraced Islam.
Afterwards, those people came to the service of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.

(2)
It should be noted that Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu also belonged to the tribe of Daws.
After embracing Islam, this tribe proved to be loyal and devoted to Islam.

Hadith Commentary:

Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu) was also from the tribe of Daws.
The people had requested him to invoke a curse, but instead, he supplicated for their guidance, which was accepted, and later the people of this tribe embraced Islam joyfully.

Hadith Commentary:
When the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would see that the persecution of the polytheists had exceeded all bounds and their circumstances had taken on a dangerous turn, he would supplicate against them in order to break their power and prestige, just as he supplicated against Abu Jahl and other leaders of Quraysh. And when the attitude of the polytheists was not so severe, and there was no fear of harm from them, he would supplicate for their guidance, as he did for the tribe of Daws, and they were honored with Islam.
In any case, supplicating for or against the disbelievers and polytheists depends upon the circumstances.