—among them were Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, al-Aqraʿ ibn Habis, and al-Mughira ibn Shuʿba. They then returned to their own country. Before long, however, the Sayyid and the ʿAqib came back to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and accepted Islam. He accommodated them in the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. As for the people of Najran, they remained committed to the covenant the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had granted them.