Al-Hudaibiyah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The one who wrote the document (of the treaty) on the day of the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah was Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)."
This chain is sahih (authentic), and it has a supporting report (shahid) in the Sahih (al-Bukhari and Muslim) from the hadith of Sayyiduna al-Miswar (may Allah be pleased with him) and others.

It is narrated from Imam Ma'mar (may Allah have mercy on him) that he asked Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him): "Who wrote the treaty on that day (that is, on the occasion of the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah)?" He laughed and said: "It was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); and if you were to ask those people, that is, Banu Umayyah, they would certainly say that it was Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)."
This narration makes clear that the document of the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah was written by Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), while Imam al-Zuhri pointed out the political inclination of Banu Umayyah to attribute this important service to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) for the sake of their family's merit.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was standing guard by the blessed head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), holding a sword, with a veil over his face. Meanwhile Urwah bin Mas'ud al-Thaqafi, while talking to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), began (as was his habit) reaching out his hand towards his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed beard. So Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) said (rebuking him sharply): "Pull your hand back, or else your hand (will be cut off and) will not come back to you intact." At that time Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a sword hanging from his shoulder. Urwah asked: "O Messenger of Allah, who is this?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is your nephew, al-Mughirah." Urwah said (angrily): "Yes, O treacherous one! Have I yet washed my head of your treachery? (That is, I am still paying for your treachery.)"
This chain is of the utmost authenticity. This narration is in Sahih al-Bukhari through al-Zuhri, from Urwah (bin al-Zubayr), from Marwan bin al-Hakam and al-Miswar bin Makhramah, in the long hadith about the story of al-Hudaybiyah and the Umrat al-Qada', and in it there is irsal (a break in the chain), whereas this chain is better in terms of connection and more reliable; that is why I have added it (istidrak).

It is narrated from Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an that Urwah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his people at the time of the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah: "O my people! I have seen great kings and spoken with them, so send me to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I may talk with him." So he came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Hudaybiyah and began talking with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and meanwhile (in keeping with the former custom of the Arabs) he kept reaching out his hand towards the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him), fully armed, stood guard at the head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him (sharply): "Pull back your hand, before this hand fails to return to you intact." Urwah raised his head and (recognising him) said: "Is it you? By Allah, I am still suffering (the financial burden of) that treachery of yours which you committed (in the time of ignorance)." Then Urwah returned to his people and said: "O my people! I have seen kings and spoken with them, but by Allah, I have never seen anyone like Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) (so dignified and beloved); he is not a conventional king. I saw the sacrificial animals held back (on the way), and I think that some great calamity will soon befall you." So he and those of his people who followed him turned back from there. Then he climbed the wall of al-Ta'if and (openly) bore witness that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. At this a man from his people shot him with an arrow and he was martyred. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (on hearing of this) said: 'Al-hamdu lillahi alladhi ja'ala fi ummati mithla sahibi Ya-Sin' (All praise is for Allah, who has placed in my Ummah a man of truth like the companion of (Surah) Ya-Sin).
This narration is mursal or mu'dal. Its basic event is also narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari from the hadith of Sayyiduna al-Miswar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Marwan, but this final part is not found there; and the detail mentioned at the end of this narration is an error (in terms of historical sequence). The fact is that he was shot with the arrow after the Battle of al-Ta'if, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had already departed from there; then Urwah came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam, and when he went back to his people with the call (to Islam), they martyred him; and after that the whole people accepted Islam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the year of (the Treaty of) Hudaybiyah, until, when we reached al-Suqya, Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) called out and asked: "Who will fetch water for us in our waterskins?" Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I set out with some young men until we reached al-Uthayah. There we watered the animals and filled our own vessels with water too. He said: When a good part of the night had passed and darkness had fallen, suddenly a man appeared whose camel was pulling against him for the water. On looking closely, it was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So I took hold of his (peace and blessings be upon him) mount and made it kneel. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward to lead and led the Isha prayer, while I stood on his (peace and blessings be upon him) right side. After that he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed thirteen rak'ahs.
Its chain is hasan (good).