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Chapter 9: Ḥilf al-Fuḍhool (the treaty to support the oppressed) 53
Al-Ḥaafiẓh al-Baihaqee reported that Jubair Ibn Mut`im reported from his father that
`Abdul-Ramḥaan Ibn `Awf رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنه said: The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: ❝I
witnessed the Ḥilf al-Muṭayyabeen (the pact of the perfumed ones) with my paternal
uncles [when I was a boy]. 54 I would not wish to break it, even for (the choicest of)
the red camels.❞ 55
Then al-Baihaqee reported that Abu Hurairah رضيُاهللُعنه said: The Messenger of Allaah
al- said: ❝I did not witness any treaty of Quraish except for the treaty of ﷺ
Muṭayyabeen, and I would never like to violate this treaty in exchange for (the
choicest of) the red camels.❞
It was said: The “Muṭayyaboon” were: Haashim, Umayyah, Zahrah, and Makhzoom. 56
53 [TN: “Ḥilf al-Fuḍhool” (sing. Faḍhl, meaning: the alliance of the Virtuous; or Faḍhl also means: “the excess” or
“remnants”, i.e. to return any excess to its rightful owner which was taken through oppression)
The story that led to this treaty says that a man from the tribe of al-Zubaid came as a merchant to Makkah where
he sold some commodities to al-`Aaṣ Ibn Waa’il. After securing the commodity, the latter tried to evade paying
for the goods. So the man sought help from the different tribes of Quraish but they paid no heed to his earnest
pleas. He then resorted to a mountaintop and began, at the top of his voice, to recite verses of complaint giving
an account of the injustices he sustained. Al-Zubair Ibn `Abdul-Muṭṭalib heard him and made inquiries into the
matter. Consequently, the parties to the aforesaid treaty convened their meeting and managed to force al-
Zubaidy’s money out of al-`Aaṣ Ibn Waa’il. Al-Zubair Ibn ` Abdul-Muṭṭalib then read the following poetry: “al-
Fuḍhool (the Virtuous) made a pact and alliance that no evildoer shall dwell in the heart of Makkah. This is the
matter that they firmly agreed and so that the protected neighbor and the unprotected stranger are safe among
them.” [Ibn Katheer in “al-Bidaayah” (2/291-292)]]
54 [TN: This addition is from Musnad Aḥmad (1676) and the chain of this narration is “Ṣaḥeeḥ”. Also reported by
Al-Ḥaakim in “al-Mustadrak” (2870) and he said it is “Ṣaḥeeḥ” and al-Dhahabee agreed with him. See “Ṣaḥeeḥ al-
Jaami` (3717) of Shaikh al-Albaanee.]
55 Al-Baihaqee in “al-Dalaa’il” (2/38), Musnad Aḥmad (1655, 1676); Shaikh al-Albaanee said: The chain of this
narration is “Ḥasan” and it is further supported by the next narration. There is another chain in support of this
narration as reported by al-Bukhaaree in “al-Adab al-Mufrad” (567) from the Ḥadeeth of `Abdul-Ramḥaan Ibn
`Awf ‏,رضيُاهللُعنه and the chain of this narration is “Ṣaḥeeḥ”. See also “al-Ṣaḥeeḥah” (1900).
56 Al-Baihaqee in “al-Dalaa’il” (2/38) and also reported by Ibn Ḥibbaan in his “Ṣaḥeeḥ” (4374). See the previous
citation.
[TN: These names were mentioned by Ibn Ḥibbaan from the Ḥadeeth of Abu Hurairah, but its authenticity is
doubtful, as mentioned by al-Baihaqee, and Shaikh al-Albaanee also did not authenticate them.]
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