Qatn ibn Qabisa al-Hilali
قطن بن قبيصة الهلالي
Qatn ibn Qabisa ibn Mukhariq al-Hilali; al-Hajjaj's governor of Fars and Kirman — at the uncrossable river he offered a thousand dirhams to whoever crossed, paid up, and so the ja'iza was first named; his father Qabisa was a Companion.
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- The Umayyad Period
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Qatn ibn Qabisa ibn Mukhariq al-Hilali. According to al-Baladhuri, al-Hajjaj appointed him over Fars and Kerman. 1
He came to a river that his companions could not cross, and said: "Whoever crosses gets a thousand dirhams." They crossed, and he fulfilled his promise to them. It was the first day on which the reward was so called. His father Qabisa was among the Companions of the Messenger of God ﷺ. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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