Abū Saʿd ibn ʿAdī al-Najjārī

Abu Sa'd ibn Adi was a maternal uncle of Abd al-Muttalib from Banu al-Najjar. He came to Mecca with eighty riders and drew his sword in the Hijr against Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf, until Nawfal returned his nephew's arkah (property) ^{1 2}.

When Nawfal seized Abd al-Muttalib's arkah and none of the men of Quraysh supported him, Abd al-Muttalib wrote verses to his maternal uncles of Banu al-Najjar asking for help. His uncle Abu Sa'd ibn Adi set out with eighty riders until he camped at al-Abtah in Mecca. Abd al-Muttalib met him and said, "Come down and lodge, uncle!" He replied, "No, by God, not until I have met Nawfal." Then he came and stood over Nawfal, who was sitting in the Hijr with the elders of Quraysh. He drew his sword and said, "By the Lord of this House, if you do not return my nephew's arkah to him, I will make this sword reach you." Nawfal said, "I have returned it to him," and the elders of Quraysh were called to witness it ¹. Abu Sa'd then stayed with Abd al-Muttalib for three nights, performed the umrah, and returned to Medina ¹. See Abd al-Muttalib's recovery of his rights.