Al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy with him, recorded in his Sahih in `Book of
Conditions' that Al-Miswar bin Makhramah and Marwan bin Al-Hakam, both narrated
attesting to the truthfulness of the other, "Allah's Messenger set out at the
time of Al-Hudaybiyyah with several hundred of his Companions. When he reached
Dhul-Hulayfah, he had the sacrificial animals garlanded and marked and resumed
the state of Ihram for `Umrah. He then sent several men from the tribe of
Khuza`ah to gather news for him and then he proceeded. When he arrived at a
village called Al-Ashtat, his advance regiment came back and said, `The Quraysh
have gathered their forces against you, including Al-Ahabish tribes. They are
intent on fighting you, stopping you, and preventing you.' The Messenger said,
«أَشِيرُوا أَيُّهَا
النَّاسُ عَلَيَّ، أَتُرَوْنَ أَنْ نَمِيلَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيِّ
هؤُلَاءِ، الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَصُدُّونَا عَنِ الْبَيْتِ؟»
(Give me your opinion, O people! Do you think we should attack the families
and offspring of those who seek to prevent us from reaching the House)'' in
another narration, the Prophet said,
«(أَ)تُرَوْنَ أَنْ
نَمِيلَ عَلَى ذَرَارِيِّ هؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَعَانُوهُمْ، فَإِنْ يَأْتُونَا
كَانَ اللهُ قَدْ قَطَعَ عُنُقًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَإِلَّا تَرَكْنَاهُمْ
مَحْزُونِين»
(Do you think we should attack the families of those who helped the Quraysh
If they come to defend against us, then Allah would have diminished the idolator
forces. Or we leave them to grieve!)'' In another narration, the Prophet said,
«فَإِنْ قَعَدُوا
قَعَدُوا مَوْتُورِينَ مَجْهُودِينَ مَحْزُونِينَ، وَإِنْ نَجَوْا يَكُنْ عُنُقًا
قَطَعَهَا اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ. أَمْ تُرَوْنَ أَنْ نَؤُمَّ الْبَيْتَ فَمَنْ
صَدَّنَا عَنْهُ قَاتَلْنَاه»
(If they remain where they have gathered, they do so in grief, fatigued and
depressed. If they save their families, it would be a neck that Allah the
Exalted and Most Honored has cut off. Or, should we head towards the House and
if anyone prevents us from reaching it we would fight them) "Abu Bakr, may Allah
be pleased with him, said, "O, Allah's Messenger! You only intended to visit the
House, not to kill anyone or start a war. Therefore, head towards the House and
whoever stands in our way, then we will fight him.'' In another narration, Abu
Bakr said, "Allah and His Messenger know that we only came to perform `Umrah not
to fight anyone. However, anyone who tries to prevent us from reaching the
House, we will fight him.'' The Prophet said,
«فَرُوحُوا
إِذَن»
(Go forth then.) In another narration, the Prophet said,
«فَامْضُوا عَلَى
اسْمِ اللهِ تَعَالَى»
(Go forth, in the Name of Allah, the Exalted.) "When they proceeded for a
distance, the Prophet said,
«إِنَّ خَالِدَ بْنَ
الْوَلِيدِ فِي خَيْلٍ لِقُرَيْشٍ طَلِيعَةً، فَخُذُوا ذَاتَ الْيَمِين»
(Khalid bin Al-Walid is leading the cavalry of Quraysh forming the front of
the army, so take the path on the right.) By Allah, Khalid did not perceive the
arrival of the Muslims until the dust arising from the march of the Muslim army
reached him, then he turned back hurriedly to inform the Quraysh. The Prophet
went on advancing until he reached the Thaniyyah (i. e., a mountainous way)
through which he could reach them. The she-camel of the Prophet sat down. The
people tried their best to cause her to rise, but it was in vain. So, they said,
`Al-Qaswa' has become stubborn! Al-Qaswa' has become stubborn!' The Prophet
said,
«مَا خَلَأَتِ
الْقَصْوَاءُ وَمَا ذَاكَ لَهَا بِخُلُقٍ، وَلكِنْ حَبَسَها حَابِسُ
الْفِيل»
(Al-Qaswa' has not become stubborn, for stubbornness is not her habit, but
she was stopped by Him Who stopped the elephant.) Then he said,
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي
بِيَدِهِ لَا يَسْأَلُونِّي خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ فِيهَا حُرُمَاتِ اللهِ تَعَالَى
إِلَّا أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا»
(By the Name of Him in Whose Hands is my soul, if they ask me anything which
will respect the ordinances of Allah, the Exalted, I will grant it to them.) The
Prophet then rebuked the she-camel and she got up. The Prophet changed his
direction, until he dismounted at the farthest end of Al-Hudaybiyyah. There was
a pit containing a little water which the people used in small amounts, and
after a short time the people exhausted all its water and complained of thirst
to Allah's Messenger . The Prophet took an arrow out of his quiver and ordered
them to put the arrow in the pit. By Allah, the water started flowing and
continued sprouting until all the people quenched their thirst and returned
satisfied. While they were still in that state, Budayl bin Warqa' Al-Khuza`i
came with some people from his tribe, Khuza`ah. They were the advisers of
Allah's Messenger who would keep no secret from him and were from the people of
Tihamah. Budayl said, `I left (the tribes of) Ka`b bin Lu'ay and `Amir bin Lu'ay
residing at the abundant water of Al-Hudaybiyyah. They had milk camels with
them, intending to wage war against you and prevent you from visiting the
Ka`bah.' Allah's Messenger said,
«إِنَّا لَمْ نَجِىءْ
لِقِتَالِ أَحَدٍ، وَلكِنْ جِئْنَا مُعْتَمِرِينَ، وَإِنَّ قُرَيْشًا قَدْ
نَهَكَتْهُمُ الْحَرْبُ، وَأَضَرَّتْ بِهِمْ، فَإِنْ شَاؤُوا مَادَدْتُهُمْ مُدَّةً
وَيُخَلُّوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ، فَإِنْ أَظْهَرْ، فَإِنْ شَاءُوا أَنْ
يَدْخُلُوا فِيمَا دَخَلَ فِيهِ النَّاسُ فَعَلُوا، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ جَمُّوا،
وَإِنْ هُمْ أَبَوْا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّهُمْ عَلَى
أَمْرِي هذَا حَتْى تَنْفَرِدَ سَالِفَتِي أَوْ لَيُنْفِذَنَّ اللهُ
أَمْرَه»
(We have not come to fight anyone, but to perform `Umrah. No doubt, war has
weakened Quraysh and they have suffered great losses. So if they wish, I will
conclude a truce with them, during which they should refrain from interfering
between me and others. If I have victory over those infidels, Quraysh will have
the option to embrace Islam as the other people do, if they wish. They will at
least get strong enough to fight. But if they do not accept the truce, by Allah
in Whose Hands my life is, I will fight with them defending my cause until I get
killed, but (I am sure) Allah will definitely make His cause victorious.) Budayl
said, `I will inform them of what you have said.' So, he set off until he
reached Quraysh and said, `We have come from that man whom we heard saying
something which we will disclose to you, if you should like.' Some of the fools
among the Quraysh shouted that they were not in need of this information, but
the wiser among them said, `Relate what you heard him saying.' Budayl said, `I
heard him saying such and such,' relating what the Prophet had told him. `Urwah
bin Mas`ud stood up and said, `O people! Aren't you the sons' They said, `Yes.'
He added, `Am I not the father' They said, `Yes.' He said, `Do you mistrust me'
They said, `No.' He said, `Don't you know that I invited the people of `Ukaz for
your help, and when they refused I brought my relatives and children and those
who obeyed me' They said, `Yes.' He said, `Well, this man has offered you a
reasonable proposal, it is better for you to accept it and allow me to meet
him.' They said, `You may meet him.' So, he went to the Prophet and started
talking to him. The Prophet said the same to him as he had to Budayl bin Warqa.
Then `Urwah said, `O Muhammad! Won't you feel any qualms by exterminating your
relations Have you ever heard of anyone among the Arabs annihilating his
relatives before you On the other hand, if the reverse should happen, by Allah,
I do not see dignified people here, but people from various tribes who would run
away leaving you alone.' Hearing that, Abu Bakr verbally abused him and said,
`Go suck Al-Lat's womb! Are you saying we would run and leave the Prophet alone'
`Urwah said, `Who is that man' They said, `He is Abu Bakr.' `Urwah said to Abu
Bakr, `By Him in Whose Hands my life is, were it not for the favor which you did
to me and which I did not compensate, I would rebuke you.' `Urwah kept on
talking to the Prophet and seizing the Prophet's beard as he was talking, while
Al-Mughirah bin Shu`bah was standing near the head of the Prophet , holding a
sword and wearing a helmet. Whenever `Urwah stretched his hand towards the beard
of the Prophet , Al-Mughirah would hit his hand with the handle of the sword and
say, `Remove your hand from the beard of Allah's Messenger.' `Urwah raised his
head and asked, `Who is that' The people said, `He is Al-Mughirah bin Shu`bah.'
`Urwah said, `O treacherous (one)! Am I not doing my best to prevent evil
consequences of your treachery' Before embracing Islam, Al-Mughirah was in the
company of some people. He killed them, took their property and came (to
Al-Madinah) to embrace Islam. The Prophet said to him,
«أَمَّا الْإِسْلَامُ
فَأَقْبَلُ، وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَلَسْتُ مِنْهُ فِي شَيْء»
(As regards to your Islam, I accept it, but as for the property I do not take
anything of it.) `Urwah then started looking at the Companions of the Prophet .
By Allah, whenever Allah's Messenger spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of
one of them, who would rub it on his face and skin. If he ordered them, they
would carry his orders immediately, if he performed ablution, they would
struggle to take the remaining water, and when they spoke to him, they would
lower their voices and would not look at his face constantly out of respect.
`Urwah returned to his people and said, `O people! By Allah, I have been to the
kings and to Caesar, Khosrau and An-Najashi. Yet, by Allah! I have never seen
any of them respected by his courtiers, as much as, Muhammad is respected by his
companions. By Allah, if he spat, the spittle would fall into the hand of one of
them and he would rub it on his face and skin. If he ordered them, they would
carry out his order immediately, if he performed ablution, they would struggle
to take the remaining water, and when they spoke, they would lower their voices
and would not look at his face constantly out of respect. No doubt, he has
presented to you a good reasonable offer, so please accept it.' A man from the
tribe of Bani Kinanah said, `Allow me to go to him,' and they allowed him. When
he approached the Prophet and his Companions, Allah's Messenger said,
«هذَا فُلَانٌ وَهُوَ
مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعَظِّمُونَ الْبُدْنَ فَابْعَثُوهَا لَه»
(He is so-and-so who belongs to the tribe that respects the sacrificial
camels. So, bring the sacrificial camels before him.) So, the sacrificial camels
were brought before him and the people received him while they were reciting
Talbiyah. When he saw that scene, he said, `Glorified is Allah! It is not fair
to prevent these people from visiting the Ka`bah.' When he returned to his
people, he said, `I saw the sacrificial camels garlanded and marked. I do not
think it is advisable to prevent them from visiting the Ka`bah.' Another person
called Mikraz bin Hafs stood up and sought their permission to go to Muhammad ,
and they allowed him, too. When he approached the Muslims, the Prophet said,
«هَذَا مِكْرَزٌ
وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ فَاجِر»
(Here is Mikraz and he is a vicious man.) Mikraz started talking to the
Prophet and as he was talking, Suhayl bin `Amr came.'' Ma`mar said that Ayyub
said to him that `Ikrimah said, "When Suhayl bin `Amr came, the Prophet said,
«قَدْ سَهُلَ لَكُمْ
مِنْ أَمْرِكُم»
(Now the matter has become easy for you.)'' Ma`mar said that Az-Zuhri
narrated, "When Suhayl bin `Amr came, he said to the Prophet , `Please conclude
a peace treaty with us.' So, the Prophet called `Ali bin Abi Talib and said to
him,
«اكْتُبْ بِسْمِ
اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيم»
(Write: In the Name of Allah, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim.) Suhayl bin `Amr said, `As
for Ar-Rahman, by Allah, I do not know what it means. So write: By Your Name, O
Allah, as you used to write previously.' The Muslims said, `By Allah, we will
not write except: By the Name of Allah, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim.' The Prophet said,
«اكْتُبْ بِاسْمِكَ
اللْهُم»
(Write: "In Your Name O Allah.'') Then he dictated,
«هذَا مَا قَاضَى
عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله»
(This is a peace treaty, which Muhammad, Allah's Messenger has concluded.)
Suhayl said, `By Allah, if we knew that you are Allah's Messenger, we would not
prevent you from visiting the Ka`bah, and would not fight with you. So, write:
Muhammad bin `Abdullah.' The Prophet said to him,
«وَاللهِ إِنِّي
لَرَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِنْ كَذَّبْتُمُونِي، اكْتُبْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ
عَبْدِالله»
(By Allah! I am the Messenger of Allah even if your people do not believe me.
Write: "Muhammad bin `Abdullah.'')'' Az-Zuhri continued, "The Prophet accepted
all those things, since he had already said that he would accept everything they
would demand if it respects the ordinance of Allah, the Exalted.'' The Hadith
continues, "The Prophet said to Suhayl,
«عَلَى أَنْ
تُخَلُّوا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ فَنَطُوفَ بِه»
(On the condition that you allow us to visit the House so that we may perform
Tawaf around it.) Suhayl said, `By Allah, we will not, so as not to give the
Arabs a chance to say that we have yielded to your pressure, but we will allow
you next year.' So, the Prophet had that written. Then Suhayl said, `We also
stipulate that you should return to us whoever comes to you from us, even if he
embraced your religion.' The Muslims protested, `Glorified be Allah! How can a
person be returned to the idolators after he has become a Muslim' While they
were in this state Abu Jandal bin Suhayl bin `Amr came from the valley of Makkah
staggering with his chains and fell down among the Muslims. Suhayl said, `O
Muhammad! This is the very first term with which we make peace with you, that
is, you shall return Abu Jandal to me.' The Prophet said,
«إِنَّا لَمْ نَقْضِ
الْكِتَابَ بَعْد»
(The peace treaty has not been written yet.) Suhayl said, `Then by Allah, I
will never conduct peace with you.' The Prophet said,
«فَأَجِزْهُ
لِي»
(Release him to me,) and Suhayl responded, `I will never allow you to keep
him.' The Prophet said,
«بَلَى
فَافْعَل»
(Yes, do.) He said, `I will not.' Mikraz said, `We allow you (to keep him).'
Abu Jandal said, `O, Muslims! Will I be returned to the idolators although I
have come as a Muslim Don't you see how much I have suffered' Abu Jandal had
been tortured severely for the cause of Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored.
`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, `I went to the Prophet and said: Aren't you truly the
Messenger of Allah' The Prophet said,
«بَلَى»
(Yes, indeed.) I said, `Isn't our cause just and the cause of the enemy
unjust' He said,
«بَلَى»
(Yes.) I said, `Then why should we be humble in our religion' He said,
«إِنِّي رَسُولُ
اللهِ وَلَسْتُ أَعْصِيهِ وَهُوَ نَاصِرِي»
(I am Allah's Messenger and I do not disobey Him, and He will make me
victorious.) I said, `Didn't you tell us that we would go to the Ka`bah and
perform Tawaf around it' He said,
«بَلَى
أَفَأَخْبَرْتُكَ أَنَّا نَأْتِيهِ الْعَامَ؟»
(Yes, but did I tell you that we would visit the Ka`bah this year) I said,
`No.' He said,
«فَإِنَّكَ آتِيهِ
وَمُطَّوِّفٌ بِه»
(So you will visit it and perform Tawaf around it.) `Umar further said, `I
went to Abu Bakr and said: O Abu Bakr! Isn't he truly Allah's Prophet' He
replied, `Yes.' I said, `Is not our cause just and the cause of our enemy
unjust' He said, `Yes.' I said, `Then why should we be humble in our religion'
He said, `O you man! Indeed, he is Allah's Messenger and he does not disobey his
Lord, and He will make him victorious. Adhere to him for, by Allah, he is on the
right path.' I said, `Was he not telling us that we would go to the Ka`bah and
perform Tawaf around it' He said, `Yes, but did he tell you that you would go to
the Ka`bah this year' I said, `No.' He said, `You will go to the Ka`bah and
perform Tawaf around it.' Az-Zuhri said, "`Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
said, `I performed many good deeds as expiation for the improper questions I
asked them.' '' "When the writing of the peace treaty was concluded, Allah's
Messenger said to his Companions,
«قُومُوا فَانْحَرُوا
ثُمَّ احْلِقُوا»
(Get up and slaughter your sacrifices and have your heads shaved.) By Allah
none of them got up, and the Prophet repeated his order thrice. When none of
them got up, he left them and went to Umm Salamah and told her of the people's
attitudes towards him. Umm Salamah said, `O Prophet of Allah! Do you want your
order to be carried out Go out and don't say a word to anybody until you have
slaughtered your sacrifice and call your barber to shave your head.' The
Messenger of Allah went out and did not talk to anyone until he did what she
suggested, slaughtered the sacrifice and shaved his head. Seeing that, the
Companions got up, slaughtered their sacrifices, and started shaving the heads
of one another. There was so much of a rush -- and sadness -- that there was a
danger of killing each other. Then some believing women came and Allah the
Exalted and most Honored revealed the following Ayat,
[يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا جَآءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَـتُ]
(O you who believe! When believing women come to you) (60:10), until,
[بِعِصَمِ
الْكَوَافِرِ]
(Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as wives.) `Umar then divorced two
of his wives, who were disbelievers. Later on Mu`awiyah bin Abu Sufyan married
one of them, and Safwan bin Umayyah married the other. When the Prophet returned
to Al-Madinah, Abu Basir, a new Muslim convert from the Quraysh, came to him.
The disbelievers sent two men in pursuit who said to the Prophet , `Abide by the
promise you gave us.' So, the Prophet handed him over to them. They took him out
(of Al-Madinah) until they reached Dhul-Hulayfah where they dismounted to eat
some dates they had with them. Abu Basir said to one of them, `By Allah, O,
so-and-so, I see you have a fine sword.' The other drew it out (of its sheath)
and said, `Yes, by Allah, it is very fine and I have tried it many times.' Abu
Basir said, `Let me have a look at it.' When the other gave the sword to Abu
Basir, he struck him with it until he died. His companion ran away until he
reached Al-Madinah, entering the Masjid running. When Allah's Messenger saw him
he said,
«لَقَدْ رَأَى هذَا
ذُعْرًا»
(This man appears to have been frightened.) When he reached the Prophet he
said, `My companion has been murdered, by Allah, and I would have been murdered
too. ' Abu Basir came and said, `O Allah's Messenger, by Allah! Allah has made
you fulfill your obligations by returning me to them, but Allah the Exalted has
saved me from them.' The Prophet said,
«وَيْلُ أُمِّهِ
مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ لَوْ كَانَ مَعَهُ أَحَد»
(Woe to his mother! What an excellent war kindler he would be, if he only
have supporters.) When Abu Basir heard this from the Prophet , he understood
that he would return him to the idolators again, so he set off until he reached
the seashore. Abu Jandal bin Suhayl also got himself released from the
disbelievers and joined Abu Basir. Thereafter, whenever a man from Quraysh
embraced Islam he would follow Abu Basir until they formed a strong group. By
Allah, whenever they heard about a caravan of the Quraysh heading towards
Ash-Sham (Greater Syria), they stopped it, attacked and killed the disbelievers
and took their properties. The people of Quraysh sent a message to the Prophet
requesting him for the sake of Allah and kith and kin to send for (Abu Basir and
his companions) promising that whoever among them came to the Prophet , would be
secure. So, the Prophet sent for them and Allah the Exalted and Most Honored
revealed the following Ayat,
[وَهُوَ الَّذِى
كَفَّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ عَنْهُم بِبَطْنِ مَكَّةَ]
(And He it is Who has withheld their hands from you and your hands from them
in the midst of Makkah), until,
[حَمِيَّةَ
الْجَـهِلِيَّةِ]
(the pride and haughtiness of the time of ignorance, ) Their pride and
haughtiness was that they did not confess that Muhammad was the Prophet of
Allah, refused to write, `In the Name of Allah, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim,' and
prevented Muslims from visiting the Ka`bah.'' This is the narration Al-Bukhari
collected in the Book of Tafsir, `Umrat Al-Hudaybiyyah, Hajj, and so forth.
Allah is the Only One sought for help, all reliance is on Him alone and there is
no might or strength except from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. Al-Bukhari
narrated in the Book of Tafsir that Habib bin Abi Thabit said that he went to
Abu Wa'il asking him about something and he said, "We were at Siffin, when a man
said, `Do you not see those who call to Allah's Book' `Ali bin Abi Talib said,
`Yes.' Sahl bin Hunayf said, `Do not feel certain in the reliability of your own
opinions! On the day of Hudaybiyyah, the day the treaty of peace was signed
between the Prophet and idolators, had we found a chance to fight, we would have
done so.' `Umar came (to the Prophet ) and said, `Are we not on the true cause
and theirs is the false cause Are not our killed in Paradise and theirs in the
Fire' He said, `Yes.' `Umar said, `Why then should we be humble with regards to
the cause of our religion Why should we go back before Allah decides in the
matter between us (between Muslims and the idolators.)' The Prophet said,
«يَا ابْنَ
الْخَطَّابِ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ وَلَنْ يُضَيِّعَنِي اللهُ أَبَدًا»
(O son of Al-Khattab! I am Allah's Messenger and He will never abandon me. )
`Umar left while feeling angry and soon went to Abu Bakr and said, `O Abu Bakr!
Are we not on the true cause and they are on falsehood' Abu Bakr said, `O son of
Al-Khattab! He is Allah's Messenger and Allah will never abandon him.' Surat
Al-Fath was later revealed.''' Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith in several other
parts of his Sahih, and so did Muslim and An-Nasa'i using various chains of
narration from Abu Wa'il, Sufyan bin Salamah, from Sahl bin Hunayf. Some of
these narrations read, "O people! Accuse sheer opinion (of being imperfect)! On
the day Abu Jandal came, I saw myself willing to reject the command of Allah's
Messenger , had I had the chance.'' In yet another narration, "Surat Al-Fath was
revealed and the Messenger of Allah called `Umar bin Al-Khattab and recited it
to him.'' Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said, "Quraysh resorted to peace with
the Prophet . Suhayl bin `Amr was among the idolators then. The Prophet said to
`Ali,
«اكْتُبْ بِسْمِ
اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيم»
(Write: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'')
Suhayl said, `We do not know the meaning of: In the Name of Allah, Ar-Rahman
Ar-Rahim. However, write what we do know: In Your Name, O Allah!' The Messenger
said,
«اكْتُبْ مِنْ
مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ الله»
(Write: "From Muhammad, Allah's Messenger,'') and Suhayl said, `If we knew
that you are Allah's Messenger, we would have followed you. However, write your
name and the name of your father.' The Prophet said,
«اكْتُبْ مِنْ
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِالله»
(Write: "From Muhammad son of `Abdullah.'') They set the terms with the
Prophet that, `If anyone comes from your side to us, we will not send him back
to you. If anyone from among us came to you, you send him back to us.' `Ali
said, `O Allah's Messenger! Should I write this,' and the Prophet said,
«نَعَمْ، إِنَّهُ
مَنْ ذَهَبَ مِنَّا إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَبْعَدَهُ الله»
(Yes. Surely, those who revert from our side and go to them, then may Allah
cast them away.) Muslim also collected this Hadith.'' Ahmad recorded that
`Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "When Al-Haruriyyah rebelled, they set a separate
camp for their group. I said to them, `On the day of Al-Hudaybiyyah, the
Messenger of Allah agreed to conduct peace with the idolators. He said to `Ali,
«اكْتُبْ يَا
عَلِيُّ، هذَا مَا صَالَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله»
(Write, O `Ali: "These are the terms agreed to by Muhammad, Allah's
Messenger.'')' The idolators said, `If we knew that you are Allah's Messenger,
we would not have fought you.' Allah's Messenger said,
«امْحُ يَا عَلِيُّ،
اللْهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي رَسُولُكَ، امْحُ يَا عَلِيُّ وَاكْتُبْ: هذَا
مَا صَالَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِالله»
(O `Ali! Erase it. O Allah! You know that I am Your Messenger. O `Ali! Erase
it and write instead: "These are the peace terms agreed to by Muhammad bin
`Abdullah.'') By Allah, Allah's Messenger is better than `Ali, and the Messenger
erased his title. However, erasing his title did not mean that he was erased
from being a Prophet. Have I given you sufficient proof in this.' They said,
`Yes.''' Abu Dawud also collected a similar narration. Imam Ahmad recorded that
`Abdullah bin `Abbas said, "On the day of Hudaybiyyah, the Messenger of Allah
slaughtered seventy sacrificial camels, including a camel that belonged to Abu
Jahl. When the camel was prevented from coming to the House, she cried just as
she would cry when seeing her offspring.''
[لَّقَدْ صَدَقَ
اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ الرُّؤْيَا بِالْحَقِّ لَتَدْخُلُنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ إِن
شَآءَ اللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمْ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لاَ تَخَـفُونَ
فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمُواْ فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَلِكَ فَتْحاً قَرِيباً - هُوَ
الَّذِى أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى
الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ شَهِيداً ]
(27. Indeed Allah shall fulfill the true vision which He showed to His
Messenger in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al-Masjid Al-Haram, if Allah
wills, secure, (some) having your heads shaved, and (some) having your hair cut
short, having no fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted besides that a
near victory. (28. He it is Who has sent His Messenger with guidance and the
religion of truth, that He may make it superior to all religions. And
All-Sufficient is Allah as a Witness.)