provisions.

Allah then sowed enmity between Amr ibn al-As and Umara ibn al-Walid as they traveled together. Amr devised a plot against him and said, “You are a handsome man; go to the Negus’s wife and converse with her whenever her husband is away—this will help us obtain what we want.” Umara corresponded with her until he was finally admitted into her presence. As soon as he entered, Amr went to the Negus and said, “My companion is a womanizer; he has designs on your household—be warned.” The Negus sent for him and found Umara with his wife. He ordered that a tube be inserted into Umara’s private parts and air blown into them, causing a painful swelling; then he had him cast onto an island in the sea. Umara lost his sanity and roamed among the wild beasts, while Amr returned, his mission a failure.

Al-Bakkaʾi relates that Ibn Ishaq said: Al-Zuhri told me—on the authority of Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Umm Salama—who said: “When we settled in Abyssinia, we enjoyed the hospitality of the best neighbor, the Negus. We felt safe in our religion and worshipped Allah Most High without harm or hearing anything we disliked. When this reached Quraysh they conspired to send two tough men to the Negus and to present him with gifts. They dispatched the gifts with Abd Allah ibn Abi Rabiʿa and Amr ibn al-As.” He then recounts the story at length, and—if Allah wills—it will appear later; several transmitters have related it from Ibn Ishaq.

Al-Waqidi states that the second emigration took place in the fifth year after the Prophet’s mission began.

Hudayj ibn Muʿawiyah narrated—from Abu Ishaq, from Abd Allah ibn Utbah, from Ibn Masʿud—who said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us to the Negus; we were 80 men in all, with Jaʿfar and Uthman ibn Mazʿun among us. Quraysh sent Umara and Amr ibn al-As, and they sent a gift with them to the Negus. When the two entered his presence they prostrated…"