Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39620 — The Hudaybiyah campaign

Iyas bin Salamah narrates from his father that Quraysh sent Suhayl bin Amr, Huwaytib bin Abd al-Uzza and Mikraz bin Hafs to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to make peace with him (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Suhayl among them, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your matter has become easy. The people are coming to you with their kinship ties and asking you for peace. So make the sacrificial animals stand up and raise the Talbiyah aloud. Perhaps this will soften their hearts." The noble Companions raised the Talbiyah from the sides of the army until their voices echoed with it. The narrator says: The polytheists came and spoke of peace. 2. The narrator says: During this, when these people had made a truce with one another, and there were polytheists in the army of the Muslims and Muslims in the army of the polytheists, Abu Sufyan launched a sudden attack, and suddenly the valley was flowing with men and weapons. The narrator says: Iyas states that Salamah said: I drove along six armed men of the polytheists, while they had no power over any benefit or harm for themselves. We brought them to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) neither killed them nor seized their belongings, but pardoned them. The narrator says: Then we pressed hard concerning those of our companions who were in the hands of the polytheists, and we did not leave any of them in the polytheists' hands but rescued him. The narrator says: We kept control over those of theirs who were in our hands. 3. Then Quraysh went to Suhayl bin Amr and Huwaytib bin Abd al-Uzza and made them responsible for their peace. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote the settlement between them: "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). This is the document on which Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has made peace with Quraysh. He (peace and blessings be upon him) has made peace with them on the terms that there will be neither treachery nor breach of the conditions; and also the condition that whoever of the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) comes to Makkah to perform Hajj or Umrah, or seeking the bounty of Allah, his life and property will be safe; and whoever of Quraysh comes to Madinah on his way to Egypt or Syria, seeking the bounty of Allah, his property and life will also be safe; and also the condition that whoever of Quraysh comes to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) will be returned, and whoever of the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) comes to Quraysh will remain with them." 4. This was very hard on the people of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of us goes to them, may Allah put him far away; and whoever of them comes to us, we will return him to them (although) Allah Almighty knows the Islam in his heart, and Allah Almighty will make a way for him." 5. Quraysh made peace with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the terms that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Umrah next year in this same month, (but) would not come to us with horses and weapons, except the amount a traveler keeps in his bag; that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay in Makkah for three days (next year); and also the condition that these sacrificial animals would be sacrificed right where we had stopped them, and would not be driven any farther. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We will drive them, and you turn them back."