Arrival of the delegation of Suda to the Prophet ﷺ

The delegation of Suda was a delegation from the Yemeni tribe of Suda. It came to the Prophet ﷺ in Year 10 after the Hijrah (10 AH), after his return from al-Ji'ranah. The reason for its coming was that the Prophet ﷺ had sent out a detachment toward their area under the command of Qays ibn Sa'd ibn Ubadah. Then Ziyad ibn al-Harith as-Suda'i came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him to call the army back, and he pledged that his people would embrace Islam. The Prophet ﷺ accepted and recalled the detachment. Then the delegation of Suda arrived, and some reports say they were fifteen men. Sa'd ibn Ubadah hosted them, then they pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ upon Islam and returned to their people, and Islam spread among them. The story shows the flexibility of the Prophet's policy and the preference for da'wah and peace over fighting whenever that is possible.