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 chief of the banu-ʿUdhrah and the first of the people of al-Ḥijâz to offer the Prophet the ṣadaḳah of banu-ʿUdhrah.

. ʿAli ibn-Muḥammad from al-ʿAbbâs ibn-ʿÂmir's uncle:—ʿAbd-al-Malik ibn-Marwân called on Yazîd ibn-Muʿâwiyah and said, "O commander of the believers, Muʿâwiyah in his caliphate bought from certain Jews a piece of land in Wâdi-l-Ḳura and made many improvements in it. Thou hast let that land fall into negligence. It is therefore lost, and its income has decreased. Give it therefore as fief to me, and I shall take care of it." To this Yazîd replied: "We are not stingy in big things, nor can a trifling escape our eye." ʿAbd-al-Malik then said, "Its income is so much …" "Thou canst have it," said Yazîd. When ʿAbd-al-Malik departed Yazîd remarked, "It is said that this is the man that will rule after us. If that is right, we would have done him favor and expect to receive something in repay; if it is false, we have granted him a gift."