After several weeks...
After several weeks, they decided to send a delegation to bring back the runaway persons. In al-Najashy's Presence In the morning, Amru bin al-’As and Amarah bin al-Waleed headed for the sea holding gifts to al-Najashy, the King of Habasha. The delegates crossed the sea with a ship. They reached the land of Habasha. They came to the King's palace. Amru bin al-’As said to the guards of the palace: We're the Quraishi delegates holding gifts to the King.
Al-Najashy greeted the delegates and accepted the gifts of the Quraish. The priests received their gifts, too. The King asked them about the purpose of their visit. The delegates said: Some foolish persons have taken refuge in the land of Habasha. They've abandoned their fathers' and grandfathers' religion. They haven't accepted the King's religion. Rather; they've brought a new religion. Neither you nor we have known it.
We, the Quraishi noblemen, have come to bring them back and to educate them. The King of Habasha was just and wise man. So, he said: How can I hand you the people who have chosen my country and asked me for help? But I'll ask them some questions. If their thoughts are corrupt; if they are deviated, I'd hand them to you. Otherwise, I'd leave them to live in my country. Al-Najashy sent for the immigrants. They came. Ja'far bin Abu Talib was in advance.
They came into the palace and stood in front of the King. The Habashian people bowed when they met the King. So the Habashian and the delegates bowed to the King. The Muslims did not bow; their heads remained high raised. Al-Najashy asked the Muslims: Why don't you bow to me? Ja'far answered: We don't bow to anyone but Allah. The King said: What do you mean? Ja'far answered: Your Majesty; the King, Allah has sent us an Apostle. The Apostle has ordered us not to bow to anyone but Allah.
He has also ordered us to pray and to pay zakat. Amru bin al-’As said evilly: They're breaking the King's religion! Al-Najashy asked him to keep silent; and asked Ja'far to go on. Ja'far politely said: Your Majesty, the King, we were ignorant people. We worshipped the idols. We ate dead animals. We did bad actions and abandoned our relatives. We mistreated our neighbors. The strong oppressed the weak. So Allah has sent us an Apostle. We know his ancestors and his truthfulness.
We know that he is pure and trustworthy So, he has invited us to worship the Only Allah. He has ordered us to avoid what we and our fathers had worshipped.