Tabiin: Ahnaf bin Qais, Studying with Umar al-Faruq
We entered the early period of khilafah Umar bin Khaththab. The moment when the heroes and figures of Ahnaf bin Qais, namely Banu Tamim, competed to spur their mighty horses with their drawn swords glittering. From his houses in Ahsa and Najd they went out to Basra, to join the Muslim forces who had gathered there, under the leadership of Utbah bin Ghazwan. They want to confront Persia, jihad fi sabilillah and expect mardhatillah. In their midst was a young man named Ahnaf bin Qais. One day Utbah bin Ghazwan received a letter from the emir of the Faithful Umar bin Khathab asking that ten of the main soldiers of his army be sent who had contributed to the war. Amir al-mu'minin wants to know about Islamic forces and wants to ask for their consideration. The order was immediately carried out by Utbah. He sent ten of his best soldiers to Amir al-mu'minin in Medina, including Ahnaf bin Qais. Then they went to Medina. On arrival the envoys were welcomed by Amir al-mu'minin and we...