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[Machine] There is no covenant for the people of as-Sawad except for the land of al-Hira. And was not Banuqya said to Shurayk, "The people of Banuqya guided Jareer ibn Abdullah to a meeting." And the people of Alisa sent down Abu Ubaydah and they guided him to something. Yahya said, "I think he means a weakness for the enemy."  

البيهقي:١٨٣٦٠قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ثنا شَرِيكٌ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَعْقِلٍ قَالَ

لَيْسَ لِأَهْلِ السَّوَادِ عَهْدٌ إِلَّا أَرْضَ الْحِيرَةِ وَأَلِيسَ وَبَانِقْيَا قَالَ شَرِيكٌ إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَانِقْيَا كَانُوا دَلُّوا جَرِيرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَلَى مَخَاضَةٍ وَأَهْلُ أَلِيسَ كَانُوا أَنْزَلُوا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ وَدَلُّوهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَظُنُّهُ يَعْنِي عَوْرَةً لِلْعَدُوِّ