that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Who is your chief, O Banu Salama?" We replied, "Judd ibn Qays, although we think that he is a miser." He said, "What illness is worse than miserliness? Rather, your chief is 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh." And 'Amr was (serving) upon their idols during Jahilyyah and he used to arrange the marriage banquet of the Messenger of Allah if he married.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ سَيِّدُكُمْ يَا بَنِي سَلِمَةَ؟ قُلْنَا جُدُّ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَلَى أَنَّا نُبَخِّلُهُ قَالَ وَأَيُّ دَاءٍ أَدْوَى مِنَ الْبُخْلِ؟ بَلْ سَيِّدُكُمْ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْجَمُوحِ وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو عَلَى أَصْنَامِهِمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ يُولِمُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ
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