Fath al-Rabbani

Benefits: … Thaqif was related to the Hawazin tribe, and he was the great ancestor of the Banu Thaqif tribe. The dwelling place of this tribe was Ta’if. When the Quraysh inflicted severe harm upon the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam after the death of Abu Talib, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam set out towards Ta’if. Upon arriving there, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam went to each of the chiefs and spoke with each one, spending ten days in this effort. However, none accepted what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said; rather, they told him to leave their city and incited their children, riffraff, and slaves against him. Thus, when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam intended to return, they lined up on both sides and began to hurl insults and use foul language, then started pelting stones, which caused the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam’s heels and feet to become wounded, and his sandals became soaked with blood. In this journey, the freed slave of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, our master Zayd bin Harithah radi Allahu anhu, was with him, protecting him, and he too received several wounds on his head. This cruelty continued to such an extent that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had to take refuge in a garden belonging to Utbah and Shaybah, the sons of Rabi’ah. The rest will be mentioned in the benefits of the next hadith.