Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, the people of the tribe of Juhainah came to him and said: “Since you have settled among us, make a treaty with us so that we may be secure from you and you may be secure from us.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a treaty with them, and they did not accept Islam. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us in the month of Rajab as a military expedition, although we were not even a hundred in number, so that we might attack the tribe of Kinana, which was situated near the tribe of Juhainah. The narrator says: We attacked Banu Kinana, and they were in large numbers. So we took refuge among the tribe of Juhainah, but they refused us refuge and said: “Why did you fight in the Sacred City?” We said: “We fought those people who expelled us from the Sacred Land (Makkah) into the Sacred City.” Some of us asked others: “What is your opinion?” They replied: “We will go to the Messenger of Allah and inform him of this matter.” And a group said: “No! Rather, we will stay here.” And I, along with a few people, said: “No, rather let us go to that caravan of Quraysh and attack it.” So we set out towards the caravan. At that time, the rule regarding spoils was that whoever took something, it belonged to him. So we set out towards the caravan, and our remaining companions went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the whole matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up in a state of anger, and redness appeared on his blessed face and complexion. He said: “You all left me together, but you returned separately? It was group division that destroyed those before you. I will certainly appoint over you a leader who is not better than you, but is the most patient among you in hunger and thirst.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Abdullah bin Jahsh as our leader. He was the first to be appointed as a leader in Islam.