al-As ibn Wa'il

Al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi, of Banu Sahm of Quraysh. The Sealed Nectar mentions him in connection with the Pact of al-Fudul: he bought goods from a man of Zubayd and withheld his due, and the confederates wrested it from him. ^{1 2}

It is said that a man of Zubayd came to Mecca with goods. Al-As ibn Wa'il bought them from him and withheld his payment. The Zubaydi appealed against him to the allies from Abd al-Dar, Makhzum, Jumah, Sahm and Adi, and they paid him no heed. So he climbed Mount Abu Qubays and called out his grievance. ^{1 2} When the confederates concluded their pact, they went to al-As ibn Wa'il and wrested the Zubaydi's right from him. ¹

This chapter does not cover his stance on the call after prophethood, nor what the commentators say of any Qur'anic passage revealed concerning him, nor that he was the father of Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him). These are covered in their own places.