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Hadhrat Dhi Jowshin Dhababi رضي الله عنه narrates, “I came to Rasulullaah after the Battle of Badr and brought with him the foal of my horse Qar’haa. I said to Rasulullaah ﷺ, ‘O Muhammad! I have brought for me the foal of my horse Qar’haa so that you may use it for yourself.’ Rasulullaah ﷺ replied, ‘I have no need for it. However, if you wish to exchange it for a suit of armour from the Battle of Badr, you could have any suit you choose.’ I replied, ‘I am not prepared to exchange this pedigreed horse today.’
Rasulullaah ﷺ said, ‘I have no need for it. O Dhi Jowshin! Will you not accept Islaam to become among the first to accept Islaam?’ When I replied in the negative, Rasulullaah ﷺ asked, “Why not?”
I said, “Because I see that your people are upset with you.” He ﷺ asked me, “How did you receive the news of the defeat (of the Mushrikeen) at Badr?” “I said, “All the news has reached me.” He ﷺ said, “We will have to give you guidance (to Islaam).”
“On condition that you take control of the Kabah and start living there,” I responded.
Rasulullaah ﷺ said, “If you are alive then, you shall certainly see it.”
Rasulullaah ﷺ then said to Hadhrat Bilaal رضي الله عنه , “O Bilaal! Take the man’s satchel and fill it with Ajwa dates as a provision for his journey.”
As Hadhrat Dhi Jowshin رضي الله عنه was leaving, Rasulullaah ﷺ said to the Sahabah رضي الله عنهم , “He is among the finest horsemen of the Banu Aamir tribe.”
Hadhrat Dhi Jowshin رضي الله عنه continues the story when he said, “By Allaah! I was with my family in a place called Ghowr when a rider arrived. I asked him, “What have people been doing?” He replied, “By Allaah! Muhammad has taken control of the Kabah and is living there.”
When I heard this, I said to myself, ‘If only my mother had lost me as a child. If only I had accepted Islaam that day. If I had even asked Rasulullaah ﷺ for the district of Heera then, he would have allotted it to me.'”
(Hayaatus-Sahaabah)
