Wa'il ibn Hujr

Wa'il ibn Hujr al-Hadrami; Ibn Hajar mentions several sayings on his lineage. His father was "of Yemen's ayqal" (crowned chiefs), and he himself came in delegation to the Prophet ^{1 2}. The Prophet marked off a land and granted it to him, sending Mu'awiya with him to take possession — "in his well-known story with him" ².

Abu Nu'aym said: the Prophet seated him on the minbar, made him a land-grant and wrote him a covenant, saying: "this is Wa'il, chief of the ayqal"; then Wa'il came down to Kufa and his descendants stayed there ².

Ibn Hibban said: he was of the remnant of kings' sons at Hadramawt; the Prophet granted him land and sent Mu'awiya with him. Mu'awiya said: "mount me behind you" — he said: "I am not for kings' riders". When Mu'awiya later became caliph, Wa'il came to him; Mu'awiya received and honoured him — Wa'il said: "I wished I had carried him before me" ².

He related from the Prophet; from him related his sons Alqama and Abd al-Jabbar, his wife Umm Yahya, a client of theirs, Kulayb ibn Shihab, Hujr ibn Anbas and others. Wa'il died in Mu'awiya's caliphate ². Ibn Sa'd said he settled at Kufa ².