الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أهم أحداث السنة الثامنة للهجرةMost Important Events of the Eighth Year of Hijrah
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي تَارِيخِ غَزْوَةِ الْفَتْحِ وَقِصَّةِ كِتَابِ خاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the History of the Conquest of Mecca and the Story of the Letter of Hatib ibn Abi Balta‘ah to the People of Mecca
Hadith 10849
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ لِعَشْرٍ مَضَيْنَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ) فَصَامَ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِغَدِيرٍ فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَذَلِكَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ قَالَ فَعَطِشَ النَّاسُ وَجَعَلُوا يَمُدُّونَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَتَتُوقُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَأَمْسَكَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ حَتَّى رَآهُ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ فَشَرِبَ النَّاسُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Makkah Mukarramah in the month of Ramadan in the year of the conquest of Makkah. In one narration, it is mentioned that ten days of Ramadan had passed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was fasting. At midday, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a water reservoir. Since the people were thirsty, they were stretching their necks and longing for water. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a cup of water brought to him and held it in his hand until everyone saw him in that state. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank it, and the people also drank water (and thus broke their fast).
Hadith 10850
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ مَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِسَفَرِهِ وَاسْتَخْلَفَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَبَا رُهْمٍ كُلْثُومَ بْنَ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ خَلَفٍ الْغِفَارِيَّ وَخَرَجَ لِعَشْرٍ مَضَيْنَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَامَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالْكَدِيدِ مَاءٍ بَيْنَ عُسْفَانَ وَأَمْجٍ أَفْطَرَ ثُمَّ مَضَى حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ فِي عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that after this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey and appointed Sayyiduna Abu Ruhm Kulthum bin Husayn Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy in Madinah Munawwarah. He began the journey on the tenth of Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and all the companions were fasting. When they reached the place of Kudayd between ‘Usfan and Amj, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke his fast. After proceeding from there, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped at Mar al-Zahran. Ten thousand Muslims were accompanying the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on this journey.
Hadith 10851
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ حَاطِبَ بْنَ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ يَذْكُرُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ غَزْوَهُمْ فَدُلَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي مَعَهَا الْكِتَابُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا فَأُخِذَ كِتَابُهَا مِنْ رَأْسِهَا وَقَالَ يَا حَاطِبُ أَفَعَلْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَمَا إِنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْهُ غِشًّا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ يُونُسُ غِشًّا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلَا نِفَاقًا قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ مُظْهِرٌ رَسُولَهُ وَمُتِمٌّ لَهُ أَمْرَهُ غَيْرَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ عَزِيزًا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْهِمْ وَكَانَتْ وَالِدَتِي مِنْهُمْ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ هَذَا عِنْدَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ رَأْسَ هَذَا قَالَ أَتَقْتُلُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ مَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to the people of Makkah and informed them that (the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was about to attack Makkah). But Allah Almighty informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the woman who was carrying this letter towards Makkah. He sent some companions after her, and the letter was recovered from her hair. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, “Hatib! Did you really do this?” He replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah, I did this not out of deceit or hypocrisy, but I was certain that Allah Almighty would surely grant victory to His Messenger and grant him success. The real matter is that I had come from outside and settled in Makkah. My mother was residing among them. In this way, I wanted to do a favor to the people of Makkah.” Upon hearing this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Should I not strike off his head?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Would you kill a participant of Badr? Do you not know that Allah Almighty looked upon the people of Badr and said: Now do whatever you wish.”
