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Islam spreads in Yathrib 
When the men who took the pledge at Aqabah finished 
performing Hajj, the Prophet sent Mus’ab bin Umayr along with 
them to teach them the Qur’an. In Yathrib, Mus’ab stayed with 
Abu Umama Asad bin Zurara. The two directed their efforts 
towards teaching non-Muslims about Islam. One day as Umayr 
and Abu Umama sat in an orchard, Sa’d bin Mu’adh, the chieftian 
of the Aus tribe, spotted them. He said to his cousin, Usayd bin 
Hudhayr, “Go and rebuke those two who have come to deceive 
our weak.” Weapon in hand, Usayd approached the two Muslims. 
Asad saw him and warned Mus’ab, “Here comes a chieftain.” 
“Why are you here?” Usayd thundered. “Do you intend to 
deceive our weak? Keep away if you value your life!” 
Mus’ab was not intimidated. “Why don’t you sit and listen? If 
you like what we say, accept it; if you dislike it, don’t.” 
“That sounds fair,” siad Usayd cautiously. He put away his 
weapon and sat down. Mus’ab explained the basic principles of 
Islam and then recited some verses of the Qur’an. Usayd found 
himself agreeing with everything Mus’ab said, so he embraced 
Islam. He then returned to Sa’d bin Mu’adh, who now had to be 
convinced. “I talked to them,” Usayd said to Sa’d carefully, “and 

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found nothing objectionable in what they say. Still, I forbade 
them to talk to anyone else. By the way, I managed to find out 
that Banu Haritha are planning to kill Asad bin Zurara because he 
is our cousin. They want to break the covenant.” 
Usayd’s ploy worked. Sa’d became angry and made his way to 
Mus’ab and Asad. Mus’ab told him the same thing he had told 
Usayd, and Sa’d agreed to listen. When Mus’ab finished 
explaining the principles of Islam, Sa’d too became Muslim. His 
love for the Prophet and his faith made him one of the more 
distinguished Companions of the Prophet . 
His new faith surging in his heart, Sa’d returned to his people 
and said, “O Banu Abdul Ash’hal! What do you know about me 
as a man among you?” They answered in one voice, “You are our 
chief and the wisest man among us!” 
Sa’d said, “Well, I will not talk to the families of those who 
do not believe in Allah and his Prophet.” As a result of this, every 
man and woman in the tribe became Muslim except for Usayram, 
who became Muslim in the Battle of Uhud. He was martyred in 
the battle before he had even performed one prostration as a 
Muslim. 
Mus’ab bin Umayr returned to Makkah before the next Hajj. 
His account of how Allah had guided the people of Yathrib to 
Islam delighted the Prophet immensely.