[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , heard about them and came to them and sat with them. He asked them, "Do you have anything better than what you came for?" They asked, "What is that?" He said, "I am the Messenger of Allah, sent to invite people to worship Allah alone, without associating anything with Him, and a book was revealed to me." Then he mentioned Islam and recited the Quran to them. Iyas bin Mu'adh, who was a young boy, said, "O people, by Allah, this is better than what you came for." Abu Haytham, Anas bin Rafe', took a handful of pebbles from the ground and hit Iyas bin Mu'adh in the face with them. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , got up and left, and they returned to Madinah. This incident became known as the Bu'ath dispute between the Aws and Khazraj tribes. Iyas bin Mu'adh did not survive long after that. Mahmud bin Labid stated that those who were present with him when he died attested that they heard him continuously saying Allahu Akbar, Alhamdulillah, and SubhanAllah until he died. They had no doubt that he died as a Muslim. Indeed, he had embraced Islam in that gathering when he heard from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ .  

سَمِعَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هَلْ لَكُمْ إِلَى خَيْرٍ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الْعِبَادِ أَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللهَ لَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ كِتَابٌ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمُالْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ وَكَانَ غُلَامًا حَدَثًا أَيْ قَوْمِ هَذَا وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو حَيْسَرٍ أَنَسُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَفْنَةً مِنَ الْبَطْحَاءِ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا فِي وَجْهِ إِيَاسِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْهُمْ وَانْصَرَفُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانَتْ وَقْعَةُ بُعَاثٍ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ قَالَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ أَنْ هَلَكَ قَالَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ حَضَرَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِي عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزَالُوا يَسْمَعُونَهُ يُهَلِّلُ اللهَ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيُسَبِّحُهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَمَا كَانُوا يَشُكُّونَ أَنْ قَدْ مَاتَ مُسْلِمًا لَقَدْ كَانَ اسْتَشْعَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ حِينَ سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا سَمِعَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah heard about them, so he came to them and sat with them and said, "Do you have anything better to offer than what you have come for?" They asked, "And what is that?" He said, "I am the Messenger of Allah, sent to invite people to worship Him alone and not associate anything with Him, and Allah has revealed to me the Book." Then he explained Islam to them and recited the Quran to them. Iyas ibn Mu'adh, who was still a young boy, said, "By Allah, this is better than what you have come for." Abu Al-Haysar took a handful of dirt from Al-Bathha and hit Iyas in the face with it and said, "Leave us alone. By my oath, we came for something other than this." Iyas remained silent and the Messenger of Allah stood up and left. They went back to Al-Madinah. This incident took place before the Battle of Bu'ath between the Aws and the Khazraj. Iyas ibn Mu'adh did not live long after that. Mahmoud ibn Labid narrated that those who were present with him when he died mentioned that they continued to hear him saying "Allahu Akbar" and praising and glorifying Allah until he died. They had no doubt that he died as a Muslim. It was clear to them that he had embraced Islam during that gathering when he heard what the Messenger of Allah had said.  

سَمِعَ بِهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «هَلْ لَكُمْ إِلَى خَيْرٍ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ؟» قَالُوا وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ «أَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى الْعِبَادِ أَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ الْكِتَابَ» ثُمَّ شَرَعَ لَهُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَالَ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ وَكَانَ غُلَامًا حَدَثًا أَيْ قَوْمِي هَذَا وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو الْحَيْسَرِ أَنَسُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حِفْنَةً مِنَ الْبَطْحَاءِ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا فِي وَجْهِ إِيَاسٍ وَقَالَ دَعْنَا مِنْكَ فَلَعَمْرِي لَقَدْ جِئْنَا لِغَيْرِ هَذَا قَالَ فَصَمَتَ إِيَاسٌ وَقَامَ عَنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَانْصَرَفُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانَتْ وَقْعَةُ بُعَاثَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ أَنْ هَلَكَ قَالَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ «فَأَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ حَضَرَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزَالُوا يَسْمَعُونَهُ يُهَلِّلُ اللهَ وَيُكَبِّرُهُ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيُسَبِّحُهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَمَا كَانُوا يَشُكُّونَ أَنْ قَدْ مَاتَ مُسْلِمًا لَقَدْ كَانَ اسْتَشْعَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ حِينَ سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا سَمِعَ»  

" عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ لَبيدٍ أَخِى (*) بَنِي عَبْدِ الأَشْهَلِ قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ أبُو الحيسر أَنَسُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ مَكَّةَ وَمَعَهُ فِتْيَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الأَشْهَلِ مِنْهُمْ مُعَاذُ بْنُ إِيَاسِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ يَلتَمِسُونَ الْحِلْفَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ مِنَ الْخزْرَجِ، سَمِعَ رسَولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِهِمْ، فَأَتَاهُمْ فَجَلسَ إِلَيْهم فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: هَلْ لَكُمْ إِلَى خَيْرٍ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ بِهِ؟ فَقَالُوا: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: أَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ بَعَثَنِي اللهُ إِلَى الْعِبَادِ أَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ، أَنْ يَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا يُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَنَزَلَ عَلَىَّ الكِتابُ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الإِسْلَامَ وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِم الْقُرْآنَ، فَقَالَ إِيَاسُ بْنُ معَاذٍ: أي قوم هَذَا وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا جِئْتُمْ لَهُ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو الْحَيْسر أَنَسُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَفْنَةً مِنَ الْبَطْحَاءِ وَضَرَبَ بِهَا وَجْهَ إِيَاسِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ وَقَالَ: دَعْنَا مِنْكَ فَلَعَمْرِى لَقَدْ جِئْنَا لِغَيْرِ هَذَا فَصَمَتَ إِيَاسٌ، وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَانْصَرَفُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَكَانَتْ وَقْعَةٌ بَيْنَ الأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ أَنْ هَلَكَ، قَالَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ لَبِيدٍ: فَأخْبَرَنِي مَنْ حَضَرَهُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ أنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزَالُوا يَسْمَعُونَهُ يُهَلِّلُ الله وَيُكبِّرُهُ وَيُسَبِّحُهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ، فَمَا كَانُوا يَشُكُّونَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ مُسْلِمًا، لَقَدْ كَانَ اسْتَشْعَر الإِسْلَامَ فِى ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ حَتَّى سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ مَا سَمِعَ".