Hadith 61

(The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Al Hamdany, from Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr and Al Bazanty both together from Aban Al Ahmar, from a group of elders who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww chose twelve captains from his-saww community. Jibraeel-as had indicated to them and instructed him-saww with choosing them like the number of captains of Musa-as – nine from Al-Kharaj and three from Al-Aws. From Al-Khazraj were – As’ad Bin Zurara, and Al-Bara’a Bin Muawiya, and Abdul Rahman Bin Hammam, and Jabir Bin Abdullah, and Rafie Bin Mali, and Sa’ad Bin Ubada, and Al-Munzir Bin Amro, and Abdullah Bin Rawaha, and Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabie. And from the Qawafil was Ubadah Bin Al-Samit; and meaning of ‘Qawafil’ is that the man from the Arabs, when he entered Yasrib, would come to a man from the nobles of Al-Khazraj and say to him, ‘Save me for as long as I am at it from being oppressed’. He would say, ‘Wander wherever you like for you are in my vicinity’. So, no one would object to him. And from Al-Aws were Abu Al-Haysam Bin Al-Tayhan, and Aseyd Bin Huzeyr, and Sa’ad Bin Khaysama’’. [62]