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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب السيرة والمغازي
Book of the Sirah and the Military Expeditions
بَابُ غزوة الْفَتْحِ
Chapter: The Conquest of Makkah
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4301 — The Conquest of Makkah
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وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ لِعَشْرٍ مَضَيْنَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، فَصَامَ وَصَامَ النَّاسُ ، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالْكَدِيدِ أَفْطَرَ ، فَنَزَلَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ الظَّهْرَانِ فِي عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، فِيهِمْ أَلْفٌ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ ، وَسَبْعُمِائَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ ، وَقَدْ عَمِيَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ ، فَلَا يَأْتِيهِمْ خَبَرٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هُوَ فَاعِلُهُ ، وَقَدْ خَرَجَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَحَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ ، وَبُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ ، يَتَحَسَّسُونَ الْأَخْبَارَ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيْثُ نَزَلَ ، قُلْتُ : وَاصَبَاحَ قُرَيْشٍ ، وَاللهِ لَئِنْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَكَّةَ عَنْوَةً لَيَكُونَنَّ هَلَاكُهُمْ إِلَى آخِرِ الدَّهْرِ ، فَرَكِبْتُ بَغْلَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَيْضَاءَ ، حَتَّى جِئْتُ الْأَرَاكَ ، رَجَاءَ أَنْ أَلْتَمِسَ بَعْضَ الْحَطَّابَةِ أَوْ صَاحِبَ لَبَنٍ ، أَوْ ذَا حَاجَةٍ يَأْتِي مَكَّةَ فَيُخْبِرُهُمْ بِأَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَخْرُجُوا إِلَيْهِ ، فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَسِيرُ أَلْتَمِسُ مَا جِئْتُ لَهُ ، إِذَا سَمِعْتُ كَلَامَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَبُدَيْلِ بْنِ وَرْقَاءَ ، وَهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ : وَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَاللَّيْلَةِ نِيرَانًا وَلَا عَسْكَرًا ، فَقَالَ بُدَيْلٌ : هَذِهِ وَاللهِ خُزَاعَةُ قَدْ خَمَشَتْهَا الْحَرْبُ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ : خُزَاعَةُ وَاللهِ أَقَلُّ وَأَذَلُّ مِنْ أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ نِيرَانُهَا ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا أَبَا حَنْظَلَةَ ، فَعَرَفَ صَوْتِي فَقَالَ : أَبُو الْفَضْلِ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : مَا لَكَ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي ؟ فَقُلْتُ : هَذَا وَاللهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّاسِ ، وَاصَبَاحَ قُرَيْشٍ ، قَالَ : فَمَا الْحِيلَةُ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : وَاللهِ لَئِنْ ظَفِرَ بِكَ لَيَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَكَ ، فَارْكَبْ عَجُزَ هَذِهِ الْبَغْلَةِ ، فَرَكِبَ وَرَجَعَ صَاحِبَاهُ ، فَخَرَجْتُ بِهِ ، فَكُلَّمَا مَرَرْتُ بِنَارٍ مِنْ نِيرَانِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالُوا : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَإِذَا رَأَوْا بَغْلَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالُوا : هَذِهِ بَغْلَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهَا عَمُّهُ ، حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بِنَارِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ وَقَامَ إِلَيَّ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ عَلَى عَجُزِ الْبَغْلَةِ عَرَفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ عَدُوُّ اللهِ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي أَمْكَنَ مِنْكَ ، فَخَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ نَحْوَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَدَفَعْتُ الْبَغْلَةَ فَسَبَقْتُهُ بِقَدْرِ مَا تَسْبِقُ الدَّابَّةُ الْبَطِيئَةُ الرَّجُلَ الْبَطِيءَ ، فَاقْتَحَمْتُ عَنِ الْبَغْلَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَدَخَلَ عُمَرُ ، فَقَالَ : هَذَا عَدُوُّ اللهِ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَ اللهُ مِنْهُ فِي غَيْرِ عَقْدٍ وَلَا عَهْدٍ ، فَدَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : قَدْ أَجَرْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، ثُمَّ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخَذْتُ بِرَأْسِهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللهِ لَا يُنَاجِيهِ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ دُونِي ، فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عُمَرُ قُلْتُ : مَهْلًا يَا عُمَرُ ، فَوَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عَدِيٍّ مَا قُلْتَ هَذَا ، وَلَكِنَّهُ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ فَقَالَ : مَهْلًا يَا عَبَّاسُ ، لَا تَقُلْ هَذَا ، فَوَاللهِ لَإِسْلَامُكَ حِينَ أَسْلَمْتَ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ إِسْلَامِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ لَوْ أَسْلَمَ ، وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ إِسْلَامَكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ إِسْلَامِ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا عَبَّاسُ ، اذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ ، فَإِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ فَأْتِنَا بِهِ ، فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ بِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ؟ فَقَالَ : بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي مَا أَحْلَمَكَ ، وَمَا أَكْرَمَكَ وَأَوْصَلَكَ ، وَأَعْظَمَ عَفْوَكَ ، لَقَدْ كَادَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ لَوْ كَانَ إِلَهٌ غَيْرَهُ لَقَدْ أَغْنَى شَيْئًا بَعْدُ ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لَكَ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ؟ فَقَالَ : بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي ، مَا أَحْلَمَكَ ، وَأَكْرَمَكَ ، وَأَوْصَلَكَ ، وَأَعْظَمَ عَفْوَكَ ، أَمَّا هَذِهِ فَإِنَّ فِي النَّفْسِ مِنْهَا حَتَّى الْآنَ شَيْءٌ ، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : فَقُلْتُ : وَيْلَكَ ، أَسْلِمْ وَاشْهَدْ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُضْرَبَ عُنُقُكَ ، فَشَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ، قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ يُحِبُّ الْفَخْرَ ، فَاجْعَلْ لَهُ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : نَعَمْ ، مَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ ، وَمَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ لِيُخْبِرَهُمْ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : احْبِسْهُ بِمَضِيقٍ مِنَ الْوَادِي عِنْدَ حَطْمِ الْخَيْلِ ، حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِهِ جُنُودُ اللهِ ، فَحَبَسَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَمَرَّتِ الْقَبَائِلُ عَلَى رَايَاتِهَا ، فَكُلَّمَا مَرَّتْ رَايَةٌ ، قَالَ : مَنْ هَذِهِ ؟ فَأَقُولُ : بَنُو سُلَيْمٍ فَيَقُولُ : مَا لِي وَلِبَنِي سُلَيْمٍ ، ثُمَّ تَمُرُّ أُخْرَى ، فَيَقُولُ : مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ ؟ فَأَقُولُ : مُزَيْنَةُ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَا لِي وَلِمُزَيْنَةَ ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَرَّتْ كَتِيبَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخَضْرَاءُ ، فِيهَا الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ ، لَا يُرَى مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا الْحَدَقُ ، قَالَ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقُلْتُ : هَذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا لِأَحَدٍ بِهَؤُلَاءِ قِبَلٌ ، وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ مُلْكُ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ الْيَوْمَ لَعَظِيمٌ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَيْحَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، إِنَّهَا النُّبُوَّةُ ، قَالَ : فَنَعَمْ إِذًا ، فَقُلْتُ : النَّجَاءُ إِلَى قَوْمِكَ ، فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَاهُمْ بِمَكَّةَ ، فَجَعَلَ يَصِيحُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ : يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ ، هَذَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، قَدْ أَتَاكُمْ بِمَا لَا قِبَلَ لَكُمْ بِهِ ، فَقَامَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ ، فَأَخَذَتْ بِشَارِبِهِ ، فَقَالَتِ : اقْتُلُوا الْحَمِيتَ الدَّسِمَ ، حَمِسَ الْبَعِيرُ مِنْ طَلِيعَةِ قَوْمٍ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ : لَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمْ هَذِهِ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ ، مَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ ، فَقَالُوا : قَاتَلَكَ اللهُ ، وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنَّا دَارُكَ ؟ قَالَ : وَمَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ .
هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ ، وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، وَمَالِكٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، طَرَفًا مِنْهُ فِي قِصَّةِ الصَّوْمِ ، وَأَخْرَجَ ذَلِكَ الشَّيْخَانِ وَغَيْرُهُمَا .
وَرَوَى أَحْمَدُ طَرَفًا مِنْهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ .
وَرَوَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ طَرَفًا مِنْهُ مِنْ قِصَّةِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مُخْتَصَرًا جِدًّا ، وَلَمْ يَسُقْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ السِّتَّةِ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بِتَمَامِهِ .
وَرَوَاهُ الذُّهْلِيُّ بِتَمَامِهِ بِالزُّهْرِيَّاتِ مِنْ طَرِيقِ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، لَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَصْرِيحُ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بِسَمَاعِهِ لَهُ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، وَالسِّيَاقُ الَّذِي هُنَا حَسَنٌ جِدًّا .
هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ ، وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، وَمَالِكٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، طَرَفًا مِنْهُ فِي قِصَّةِ الصَّوْمِ ، وَأَخْرَجَ ذَلِكَ الشَّيْخَانِ وَغَيْرُهُمَا .
وَرَوَى أَحْمَدُ طَرَفًا مِنْهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ .
وَرَوَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ طَرَفًا مِنْهُ مِنْ قِصَّةِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مُخْتَصَرًا جِدًّا ، وَلَمْ يَسُقْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ السِّتَّةِ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بِتَمَامِهِ .
وَرَوَاهُ الذُّهْلِيُّ بِتَمَامِهِ بِالزُّهْرِيَّاتِ مِنْ طَرِيقِ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، لَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَصْرِيحُ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بِسَمَاعِهِ لَهُ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، وَالسِّيَاقُ الَّذِي هُنَا حَسَنٌ جِدًّا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Makkah on the tenth of the blessed month of Ramadan. He (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted and the people fasted too, until, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached al-Kadid, he broke his fast. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) encamped at Marr al-Zahran with a mighty army of ten thousand, among whom were a thousand fighters from the tribe of Muzaynah and seven hundred from Banu Sulaym. Meanwhile, no news of the Muslims' movements was reaching Quraysh, and they did not know what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended. That night Abu Sufyan bin Harb, Hakim bin Hizam and Budayl bin Warqa' al-Khuza'i went out to seek news. Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had settled at his halting place, I thought (with great concern): "Alas for the morning of Quraysh! By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enters Makkah by force, Quraysh will be destroyed forever." So I mounted the white mule of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and went as far as al-Arak, in the hope of finding some woodcutter, milkman or person with some need who would go to Makkah and inform them of the coming of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so that they would come out to him (before any fighting) and seek safety. Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah, I was going along for this very purpose when suddenly I heard the voices of Abu Sufyan and Budayl bin Warqa', who were arguing with each other. Abu Sufyan was saying: "By Allah, I have never seen so many fires and so large an army as tonight." Budayl said: "By Allah, this is the tribe of Khuza'ah, whom war has stirred up." Abu Sufyan replied: "Khuza'ah are not of such standing that these could be their fires." Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I called out: "O Abu Hanzalah!" Abu Sufyan recognised my voice and said: "Abu al-Fadl?" I said: "Yes." He said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you, what news?" I said: "By Allah, here is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), arrived with his great army. Alas for Quraysh!" Abu Sufyan asked in alarm: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you, what way is there to escape now?" I said: "By Allah, if he (peace and blessings be upon him) gets hold of you, he will strike off your head. So ride behind me on this mule." So he mounted and his two companions went back. I set off with him, and whenever I passed by one of the Muslims' fires (camps), they would ask: "Who is this?" But when they saw the mule of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with his uncle on it, they would say: "This is the mule of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his uncle is riding it," until I passed by the fire of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: "Who is this?" and came towards me. When he saw Abu Sufyan on the back of the mule, he recognised him and cried out: "By Allah, this is the enemy of Allah, Abu Sufyan! Praise be to Allah, who has put you in our power without any covenant or pledge." Then he ran quickly towards the tent of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I spurred on the mule and got there before him, just as a slow animal outpaces a slow man. I jumped off the mule and went in to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came in right behind and said: "O Messenger of Allah! This is the enemy of Allah, Abu Sufyan. Allah has put him in our hands without any agreement, so allow me to strike off his head." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have granted him protection." Then I sat down beside him (peace and blessings be upon him), held his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed head and said: "Tonight no one but me will speak confidentially to him (peace and blessings be upon him) about this man." When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) persisted, I said: "Steady, O Umar! By Allah, if he were a man of Banu Adi, you would not say this, but you know he is from Banu Abd Manaf." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "O Abbas! Do not say such a thing. By Allah, when you accepted Islam, your accepting Islam was dearer to me than my father al-Khattab's accepting Islam (had he done so), because I knew that your accepting Islam was dearer to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than al-Khattab's accepting Islam." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! Take him to your camp and bring him to me in the morning." In the morning, when I brought him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him and said: "O Abu Sufyan! Has the time not yet come for you to know that there is no true god but Allah?" Abu Sufyan said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you! How forbearing, how generous and how kind to kin you are, and how great is your pardon! By Allah, the thought has kept coming to my mind that if there were any god besides Allah, he would surely have been of use to me today." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you, O Abu Sufyan! Has the time not yet come for you to know that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you! How forbearing, generous and kind to kin you are! But about this (messengership) there is still some misgiving in my heart." Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said to him: "Woe to you! Before your head is struck off, accept Islam and bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah." So he recited the testimony of faith. Al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Sufyan is a man who loves honour and distinction, so grant him some special privilege." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Very well. Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe, and whoever shuts the door of his house is also safe." When he was about to turn back to inform the people of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! Hold him back at the narrow part of the valley near the peak of the mountain, so that the armies of Allah pass before him." I held him back where he (peace and blessings be upon him) had ordered. The tribes began to pass by under their banners. Whenever a tribe passed, Abu Sufyan would ask: "Who are these?" I would say: "Banu Sulaym." He would say: "What have I to do with Banu Sulaym?" Then another tribe would pass and he would ask: "Who are these?" I would say: "The tribe of Muzaynah." He would say: "What have I to do with Muzaynah?" until the green battalion (al-Katibah al-Khadra') of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed, in which were the Muhajirun and the Ansar, and because of their armour only their eyes could be seen. Abu Sufyan asked in amazement: "Who are these people?" I said: "This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) amid the Muhajirun and the Ansar." Abu Sufyan exclaimed: "No one has the power to face these. By Allah, the kingdom of your nephew has become mighty today." I said: "O Abu Sufyan! This is not kingship; rather, it is prophethood." He said: "Yes! Then that is fine." I said: "Now hurry to your people and save them." So he reached Makkah and began shouting at the top of his voice: "O people of Quraysh! Here is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), come with an army that you cannot resist, so whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe." His wife Hind bint Utbah stood up, seized him by his moustache and said: "Kill this stinking leather bag! What a wretched vanguard he has proved for his people!" Abu Sufyan said: "People! Do not let this woman deceive you. Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe." The people said: "May Allah destroy you! Of how much use will your house be to us?" He said: "And whoever shuts the door of his house is also safe."
This hadith is sahih (authentic). Ma'mar, Ibn Uyaynah and Imam Malik narrated part of it from al-Zuhri in connection with the story of the fast, which the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) and others recorded. Imam Ahmad narrated part of it from the hadith of Ibn Ishaq. Imam Abu Dawud narrated part of the story of Abu Sufyan in a very abridged form. None of the six Imams, nor Imam Ahmad, narrated it with all of this detail. Imam al-Dhuhli transmitted it in full in al-Zuhriyyat through Abu Idris from Muhammad bin Ishaq, but in it Ibn Ishaq does not explicitly state that he heard it from al-Zuhri, whereas the wording presented here is very good.
This hadith is sahih (authentic). Ma'mar, Ibn Uyaynah and Imam Malik narrated part of it from al-Zuhri in connection with the story of the fast, which the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) and others recorded. Imam Ahmad narrated part of it from the hadith of Ibn Ishaq. Imam Abu Dawud narrated part of the story of Abu Sufyan in a very abridged form. None of the six Imams, nor Imam Ahmad, narrated it with all of this detail. Imam al-Dhuhli transmitted it in full in al-Zuhriyyat through Abu Idris from Muhammad bin Ishaq, but in it Ibn Ishaq does not explicitly state that he heard it from al-Zuhri, whereas the wording presented here is very good.
