[Machine] He came to the Prophet (saw) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have a neighbor from Saba, people of honor, wealth, and power. Grant me permission to invite them to Islam, and if they refuse, grant me permission to fight them with my people, and whoever obeys me, grant him permission." Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) appeared to him and said, "You have mentioned some matters regarding the people of Saba that I have not mentioned. Invite them to Islam, and if they respond, accept them and refrain from harming them. And if they refuse, do not confront them until I give you further instructions." He then asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is Saba a land or a woman?" He replied, "It is neither a land nor a woman, but rather a man who had ten tribes, six from Tiyamah and four from Tashaam. The Yemenis, the Azd, the Kindah, the Himyar, and the Ashariyyun, and the Anmar." A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who are the Anmar?" He replied, "Abu Bajilah, Khotham, and four others from them, Lakhm, Judham, Ghassan, and 'Amila."
أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ لَنَا جِيرَةً مِنْ سَبَأٍ أَهْلَ عَزٍّ وَمُلْكٍ وَجَبَرُوتٍ فَائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَدْعُوَهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا فَائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أُقَاتِلَهُمْ بِقَوْمِي وَمَنْ أَطَاعَنِي فَأَذِنَ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَدَا لَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنَّكَ ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ أَمْرِ سَبَأٍ مَا ذَكَرْتَ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ أَجَابُوكَ فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ وَاكْفُفُ عَنْهُمْ وَإِنْ أَبَوْا فَلَا تَعْرَضْ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيكَ أَمْرِي» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ سَبَأً أَرْضٌ أَو امْرَأَةٌ؟ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ بِأَرْضٍ وَلَا امْرَأَةٍ وَلَكِنْ رَجُلٌ وَلَدَ عَشَرَةَ قَبَائِلَ تَيَامَنَ مِنْهُمْ سِتَّةٌ وَتَشَاءَمَ أَرْبَعَةٌ فَاليَمَانِيُّونَ مَذْحِجٌ وَالْأَزْدُ وَكِنْدَةُ وَحِمْيَرُ وَالْأَشْعَرِيُّونَ وَأنْمَارٌ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا أَنْمَارٌ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَجِيلَةَ وَخَثْعَمَ وَتَشَاءَمَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ لَخْمٌ وَجُذَامُ وَغَسَّانُ وَعَامِلَةُ