Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39621 — The Hudaybiyah campaign

Iyas bin Salamah narrates from his father that Quraysh sent Kharijah bin Kurz to spy for them. He came back praising (the noble Companions). Quraysh said to him: "You are a Bedouin. They made you hear the clatter of weapons and your heart flew away. So you had no idea what was said to you or what you said." Then Quraysh sent Urwah bin Mas'ud. He came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, what is this matter? You call to the Essence of Allah, and then you bring riffraff to your own people, some of whom you know and some of whom you do not know, in order to cut your ties of kinship with them and to make lawful their sanctities, blood and wealth." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have come to my people only to uphold my ties of kinship with them. Allah gives them, in exchange for their religion, a religion better than it, and a livelihood better than their livelihood." (Hearing this) he too returned praising. The narrator says: Iyas narrates from his father: The hardship on the Muslims in the hands of the polytheists grew more severe. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and indicated: "O Umar, will you convey a message from me to your Muslim brothers who are captives?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I do not have any great family in Makkah, whereas people other than me have more family connections there than I do." He (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and sent him to the people of Makkah. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) set out on his mount until he reached the army of the polytheists. They began speaking senselessly to him and talked vulgarly. But then Aban bin Sa'id bin al-As, who was Sayyiduna Uthman's (may Allah be pleased with him) paternal cousin, gave him protection, seated him on his saddle and himself rode behind him. Then when they had gone a little farther, he said: "O cousin, why do I see you in worn-out clothes? Let down your garment (that is, cover your ankles)." The narrator says: The lower garment of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) reached halfway down his shins. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said in reply: "The lower garment of our companion (the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) is like this too." Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) did not leave any of the Muslim captives without delivering the message of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (that is, he gave the message to all). Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: While we were taking our midday rest, the caller of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called out: "O people, the pledge (to Muhammad), the pledge! The Holy Spirit has descended." The narrator says: So we went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated beneath an acacia tree. We gave him (peace and blessings be upon him) the pledge. It is mentioned in this verse: "Allah was certainly pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree" [Al-Fath: 18]. The narrator says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge on behalf of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) in this way: he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed one of his hands on the other. The people began to say: "How fortunate is Abu Abdullah! He is circling the House of Allah while we are here." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if he remained there for several years, he would not circle it until I circle it."