Saʿyah and Asad ibn ʿUbayd—a group of men from Hadl—people who did not belong to Banū Qurayẓah or Banū al-Naḍīr, but were of higher rank.

I replied, “No.”

He went on, “A man from al-Shām, a Jew by the name of Ibn al-Hayyabān, once came to us and settled among us. By Allah, we never saw a better man among those who did not perform the five daily prayers. He arrived several years before the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was sent. Whenever drought struck us and the rain was scarce, we would say, ‘O Ibn al-Hayyabān, go out and pray for rain on our behalf.’ He would answer, ‘No, by Allah, not until you give a charity before you leave.’ We would ask, ‘How much?’ He would say, ‘One sāʿ of dates or two mudd of barley.’ We would produce it, and then he would go out to the open edge of our ḥarra-lava field, and we would go out with him…"