What I have preserved about Banu Qurayzah

It is narrated from Ikrimah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Khawwat bin Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) to Banu Qurayzah, mounted on a horse named Janah.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned on the day of al-Khandaq, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had put down his weapons and taken a ritual bath, Jibril came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) with dust on his head and said: "You have put down your weapons! By Allah, I have not put down mine." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then where to?" Jibril replied: "This way!" and he pointed toward Banu Qurayzah. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out toward Banu Qurayzah.

Hisham narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of Qurayzah: "War is deception."

It is narrated from Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) that Huyayy bin Akhtab made a covenant with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the condition that he would not help anyone against him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he made Allah Almighty the guarantor of this. The narrator says: Then when the day of Banu Qurayzah came, he and his son were brought as captives. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Guarantor has been given His due in full." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the order concerning him, and his neck and the neck of his son were struck.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Banu Qurayzah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined his parents for me (in supplication) and said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people of Qurayzah surrendered on the judgment of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him). The narrator says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came on a donkey. The narrator says: When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) drew near the mosque, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stand up for your leader," or he said: "the best man among you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These people have surrendered on your judgment." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Their fighting men should be killed, and their women and children taken captive." The narrator says: He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have judged by the judgment of the King (al-Malik)." Sometimes the narrator reports the words: "You have judged by the judgment of Allah."

Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that Banu Qurayzah surrendered on the judgment of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then they referred the judgment to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) gave this judgment concerning them: that their fighting men be killed, their women and children taken captive, and their wealth divided. Hisham says: My father told me that he received word that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(O Sa'd!) You have judged concerning them according to the command of Allah Almighty."

It is narrated from Amir (al-Sha'bi) that Banu Qurayzah shot an arrow at Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) and wounded the vein of his arm. Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) supplicated: "O Allah, do not let me die until You grant me relief from them." The narrator says: Then they surrendered on the judgment of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him). He gave this judgment: that their fighting men be killed and their women and children taken captive. The narrator says: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have judged according to the command of Allah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication against the Confederates (the armies of the disbelievers): "O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Swift in reckoning, Defeater of the armies, defeat them and shake them."

It is narrated from Yazid bin al-Asamm that when Allah Almighty had driven away the armies, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had returned to his house and begun washing his blessed head, Jibril came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "May Allah Almighty pardon you. You have put down your weapons, while the angels of the heavens have not put down theirs. Come with us to the fortress of Banu Qurayzah." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had it announced among the people: "Reach the fortress of Banu Qurayzah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) took a ritual bath, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) too went to them at the fortress.