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. The Prophet sent Ziyâd ibn-Labîd al-Bayaḍi of the Anṣâr as governor to Ḥaḍramaut; later extending his power over the Kindah. According to others, it was abu-Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddîḳ who extended his power over the Kindah. This Ziyâd ibn-Labîd was a resolute and sturdy man, and took young she-camels as ṣadaḳah from a certain man of the banu-Kindah. The Kindah man asked him to return them and take something else, but having marked them with the ṣadaḳah brand, Labîd refused his request. Labîd was approached by al-Ashʿath ibn-Ḳais, but still he refused saying, "Never will I return a thing that has been branded with the mark." This caused an uprising of all Kindah against him with the exception of as-Sakûn who still adhered to his side. Hence the verse of their poet:

. Against Labîd were assembled the banu-ʿAmr ibn-Muʿâwiyah ibn-al-Ḥârith al-Kindi. Labîd, at the head of the Moslems, attacked them during the night time and killed many, among whom were Mikhwas, Mishraḥ, Jamad and Abḍaʿah the sons of Maʿdikarib ibn-Walîʿah ibn-Shuraḥbîl ibn-Muʿâwiyah ibn-Ḥujr 153