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Usaid came back to his friend Saad. When Saad bin Maadh saw him in the distance, he said to his friends:
By Allah, Usaid has come to you with another face.
Namely, Usaid has changed.
Saad said to Usaid:
What have you done?
Usaid said:
I ordered them to go away. They said:
"We'll do what you like."
Saad said
Where are they now?
Usaid said:
At their place.
Saad said angrily:
You haven't done anything!
Saad stood up, took the sword from Usaid and headed for Mus'ab bin Umair.
When he arrived there, he cried stormily:
By whose permission have you come here?
Mus'ab smiled. He asked him to sit down and to listen. Then he said:
If our words annoy you, then we'll leave!
After Saad had rammed the sword into the ground, he sat down.
Mus'ab read him some verses of the Qur'an. Then, he told him about the Islamic good manners, friendship and brotherhood.
Saad felt that his heart inclined to Islam. So he said:
I confess that there's no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle and His slave.
Saad kept his Islam a secret for he intended to do something.
Saad was Bani al-Ashal's chief and leader. They were waiting for his return. He and Mus'ab bin Umair came back to them. When Saad approached them, he stopped and said:
Bani al-Ashal, what am I?
They all answered:
Our leader and master!
Saad bin Maadh said:
I ask you to believe in Allah and His Apostle.
All Bani al-Ashal believed in Islam. Therefore, Mus'ab bin Umair began teaching them the principals of Islam.