Muslims gathered at the house of Sa‘d desirous of listening...

Muslims gathered at the house of Sa‘d desirous of listening to the verses of the Glorious Qur’an. Sa‘d turned to Asīd ibn Hudayr, one of the elders of the tribe of Aws, pointed at them and said, “These two people have come to misguide those whose faith is weak. Drive them out of my house immediately. If As‘ad had not been my cousin, I would have confronted him myself.” Asīd ibn Hudayr got a weapon and went to confront them.

When Asīd got close to them, As‘ad said to Mus‘ab, “This man (Asīd) is one of the elders of his tribe. Is it possible to make him become a Muslim?” Mus‘ab said, “If he will sit down for a while and listen to a few sentences of what I have to say, there is hope that he will convert to Islam.” Asīd refused to sit down and started abusing Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr and As‘ad. He said, “Have you come here to misguide the ignorant people among us?

Arise and leave the vicinity of our house if you wish to return alive.” Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr, absolutely unruffled, answered him very calmly, “I request you to sit down and listen to what I have to say. If what I say is pleasing to you, then accept it. If it is not pleasing to you, you are at liberty to reject my words.” Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr was both brave and eloquent. He could, in a few words, effectively explain the truth of Islam. After doing so, he recited a few verses of the Glorious Qur’an.

These few verses of the Glorious Qur’an had such a deep effect on Asīd that, without further delay, he told Asīd, “What beautiful and good words you recite! What has one got to do in order to join this religion?” The two Muslim propagators said, “First you have to purify yourself by performing the ritual ablution [ ghusl ] and washing your clothes. After that, you have to testify to the oneness of Allah, and then offer two rak‘at s of prayers.” Asīd did exactly as he was told.

He recounted what had taken place to Sa‘d ibn Ma‘ādh. Upon hearing that Asīd had converted to Islam, Sa‘d ibn Ma‘ādh got so angry that he drew his sword from its sheath and confronted the two Muslim propogaters with curses and abuses. Mus‘ab used the same method to prevail over Sa‘d ibn Ma‘ādh that he had used to influence and prevail over Asīd. Sa‘d ibn Ma‘ādh, after being subdued, was greatly impressed by the words of Mus‘ab.

The verses of the Glorious Qur’an had such a deep effect on him that he converted to Islam there and then.