Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth
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TilE RAID ON B. AL-MUSTALIQ<br />
The apostle stayed in "'Iedina during the latter part <strong>of</strong> Jumiidii'l-Akhira<br />
and Rajab; then he attacked B. al-Mu~talig <strong>of</strong> Khuzii'a in Sha'biin A.II. 6<br />
(737)·<br />
'Asim b. 'Umar b. Qatiida and 'Abdullah b. Abu Bakr and <strong>Muhammad</strong><br />
b. YaJ:tyii b. Habbiin each told me a part <strong>of</strong> the fo~lowingstory: The apostle<br />
received news that B. al-Mu$~aliq were gatherIng together agaInst hIm,<br />
their leader being al-J-.liirith b. Abu Oiriir, the father <strong>of</strong> Juwayriya d. al<br />
Hiirith (afterwards) wife <strong>of</strong> the apostle. When the apostle heard about<br />
them he went out and met them at a watering place <strong>of</strong> theirs called al<br />
1\1uraysi' in the direction <strong>of</strong> Qudayd towards the shore. There was a fight<br />
and God put the B. al-'VIu~talig to flight and killed some <strong>of</strong> them and gave<br />
the apostle their wives, children, and property as booty. A MuslIm <strong>of</strong> B.<br />
Kalb b. 'Auf b. 'Amir b. Layth b. Bakr called Hishiim b. ~ubiiba was killed<br />
by a man <strong>of</strong> the An~iir <strong>of</strong> the family <strong>of</strong> 'Ubiida b. al-~iimit who thought he<br />
was an enemy and killed him in error.<br />
While the apostle was by this water a party came down to it. 'Umar had<br />
a hired servant from B. Ghifiir called Jahjiih b. Mas'ud who was leading<br />
his horse. This Jahjiih and Siniin b. Wabar aI-Juhan!, an ally <strong>of</strong> B. 'Auf b.<br />
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Tell the truthI to those you meet whenever you come Qut.<br />
Conceal not the news in assemblies.<br />
Say, We slipped away from the claws <strong>of</strong> the angry lion<br />
With rage in his heart which he could not work <strong>of</strong>f (73 6).<br />
Shaddiid b. 'Arid said concerning the day <strong>of</strong> Dhu Qarad with reference<br />
to 'Uyayna who \vas surnamed Abu Malik:<br />
Whv, a Abu Miilik, did you not return to the fight<br />
\Vh~n your cavalry were in flight and being slain?<br />
You mentioned going back to 'Asjar. 2<br />
Nonsense! it was too late to return.<br />
You trusted yourself to a spirited horse<br />
Quickly covering the ground when given free rein.<br />
\Vhen VOllr left hand reined him in<br />
He rea~ed like a flaming cauldron.<br />
And when you saw that God's servants<br />
Did not wait for those behind to come up<br />
You knew that horsemen had been trained<br />
To chase warriors when they took to the plain.<br />
When they chase the cavalry they bring disgrace on them,<br />
And if they are pursued they dismount<br />
And protect themselves in evil case<br />
With swords which the polisher has made bright.<br />
Readingfasduqu with C. against v..'.'sfaktumu.<br />
2 A place ncar Mecca.<br />
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al-Khazraj, thrust one another away from the water and fell to fighting.<br />
The Juhan! called out 'Men <strong>of</strong> aJ-Ansiir!' and Jahjiih called out 'Men <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Muhiijirun I'. 'Abdullah b. Gbayy b. Salul was enraged. With him was a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> his people including Zayd b. Arqam, a young boy. He said,<br />
'Have they actually done this? They dispute our priority, they outnumber<br />
us in our own country, and nothing so fits us and the vagabonds <strong>of</strong> Quraysh<br />
as the ancient saying "Feed a dog and it will devour you". By Allah when<br />
we return to Medina the stronger will drive out the weaker.' Then he went<br />
to his people who were there and said: 'This is what you have done to<br />
yourselves. You have let them occupy your country, and you have divided<br />
your property among them. Had you but kept your property from them<br />
they would have gone elsewhere.' Zayd b. Argam heard this and went and<br />
told the apostle when he had disposed <strong>of</strong> his enemies. 'Umar, \vho was with<br />
him, said, 'Tell 'Abbiid b. Hishr to go and kill him.' The apostle answered,<br />
'But what if men should say IVluhammad kills his own companions? No,<br />
but give orders to set <strong>of</strong>f.' Now this was at a time when the apostle was not<br />
accustomed to travel. The men duly moved <strong>of</strong>f.<br />
When Abdullah b. Ubayy heard that Zayd had told the apostle what he<br />
had said he went to him and swore that he had not said what he did say.<br />
He was a great man among his own people and the An$ar who were present<br />
with the apostle said: 'It may well be that the boy was mistaken in what<br />
he said, and did not remember the man's words,' sympathizing with Ibn<br />
Ubayy and protecting him.<br />
When the apostle had begun his journey Usayd b. J-.lU