Imru' al-Qais ibn Abis

'Amr al-Qays ibn 'Abas ibn al-Mundhir ibn 'Amr al-Qays ibn as-Samt ibn 'Amr ibn Mu'awiya ibn al-Harith al-Akbar ibn Mu'awiya ibn Thawr ibn Maridh ibn Mu'awiya ibn al-Harith ibn Kindah al-Kandi visited the Prophet ﷺ and accepted Islam. He was steadfast in his faith and did not apostatize, unlike others from Kindah. He was a poet who settled in Kufa, and it was he who argued with al-Hadhrami before the Prophet ﷺ. He said to al-Hadhrami: 'I will expose your deceit.'

He said: O Messenger of Allah, if one takes an oath on a false promise, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'He who takes an oath on a false promise to me will be deprived of the wealth he has, and Allah will be angry with him.'

'Amr al-Qays said: O Messenger of Allah, what about one who abandons it, knowing it to be false? He said: 'Paradise.'

'Amr al-Qays said: I bear witness that I have abandoned it for him.

His opponent's name was Rabi'a ibn 'Aidan, and his story will be mentioned in the section on the letter 'R', if Allah wills.

'Aidan: with a fathah on the 'ayn and a sukun on the 'alif, and a final nun.

Abd al-Ghani said: It is also said to be 'Abdan with a kasrah on the 'ayn and a ba with a shaddah.

Some of 'Amr al-Qays' poetry:

Stand firm in your land, like one who is holding back, and do not be anxious, for you are not one who is anxious.

The beautiful women have played with the ornaments, the lovely ones from the Rumi.

What do you have to do with standing, like one who is studying the land?

O Lord, I am crying for him, and I am asking him to recite poetry in the gatherings.

Or: O knight, what fate have you been given, in terms of horses?

Do not be surprised if you hear that 'Amr al-Qays ibn 'Abas has died.