Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39646 — The Battle of Khaybar

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not attack (any settlement) until morning came and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had listened. If he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the sound of the adhan, he (peace and blessings be upon him) held back, and if he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not hear the sound of the adhan, he (peace and blessings be upon him) attacked (the settlement). The narrator said: So when he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the territory of Khaybar, those people had (by then) come out of their fortresses and spread out over their lands, and with them were their baskets, axes, spades and the like. When they saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they said: "Muhammad and the army!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allahu Akbar! Khaybar is ruined. When we camp in the territory of a people, then evil is the morning of those who were warned." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) fought them until Allah Almighty granted him (peace and blessings be upon him) victory, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the spoils. Safiyyah fell to the share of Sayyiduna Dihyah al-Kalbi (may Allah be pleased with him). It was said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "A beautiful slave-girl has fallen to the share of Sayyiduna Dihyah al-Kalbi." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bought her in exchange for seven slaves and sent her to Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) to prepare her. The narrator said: To my knowledge he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She is to observe her waiting period with her." Then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to depart (from there), the people began saying: "We do not know whether he (peace and blessings be upon him) has taken Safiyyah as a concubine or has married her." When he (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted, he (peace and blessings be upon him) veiled Safiyyah and seated her behind him. Then the people set off, until when they came near Madinah they urged their mounts to speed, for this was the habit of the people: when they returned (from a journey) and came near Madinah, they would do so. The she-camel of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stumbled, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell, and Safiyyah fell too. The wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were watching expectantly, and they said: "May Allah Almighty distance the Jewess (Safiyyah) and destroy her!" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) veiled Safiyyah and mounted her (on the she-camel).