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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب السير
Book of Military Expeditions
باب: فتح مكة حرسها الله تعالى
Chapter: The conquest of Makkah, may Allah the Exalted protect it
Bayhaqi 18281 — The conquest of Makkah, may Allah the Exalted protect
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو عُلَاثَةَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ، ثنا أَبِي عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، ثنا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَتَّابٍ، ثنا الْقَاسِمُ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ مُوسَى وَحَدِيثُ عُرْوَةَ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ: ثُمَّ إِنَّ بَنِي نُفَاثَةَ مِنْ بَنِي الدِّيلِ أَغَارُوا عَلَى بَنِي كَعْبٍ وَهُمْ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ، وَكَانَ بَنُو كَعْبٍ فِي صُلْحِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ بَنُو نُفَاثَةَ فِي صُلْحِ قُرَيْشٍ، فَأَعَانَتْ بَنُو بَكْرٍ بَنِي نُفَاثَةَ وَأَعَانَتْهُمْ قُرَيْشٌ بِالسِّلَاحِ وَالرَّقِيقِ، فَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي كَعْبٍ حَتَّى أَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُمْ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قِصَّةَ خُرُوجِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَقِصَّةَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَأَبِي سُفْيَانَ حِينَ أَتَى بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ وَمَعَهُ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ وَبُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَحَكِيمٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْأَمَانِ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنِ اعْتَزَلَتْ قُرَيْشٌ فَكَفَّتْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ آمِنُونَ هُمْ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " نَعَمْ، مَنْ كَفَّ يَدَهُ وَأَغْلَقَ دَارَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ ". قَالُوا: فَابْعَثْنَا نُؤَذِّنْ بِذَلِكَ فِيهِمْ. قَالَ: " انْطَلِقُوا فَمَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَكَ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ وَدَارَكَ يَا حَكِيمُ وَكَفَّ يَدَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ ". وَدَارُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ بِأَعْلَى مَكَّةَ، وَدَارُ حَكِيمٍ بِأَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ، فَلَمَّا ⦗٢٠٣⦘ تَوَجَّهَا ذَاهِبَيْنِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَا آمَنُ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ عَنْ إِسْلَامِهِ. قَالَ: " رُدَّهُ حَتَّى يَقِفَ وَيَرَى جُنُودَ اللهِ مَعَكَ ". فَأَدْرَكَهُ عَبَّاسٌ فَحَبَسَهُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: أَغَدْرًا يَا بَنِي هَاشِمٍ؟ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ: سَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّا لَسْنَا بِغُدُرٍ وَلَكِنْ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ فَأَصْبِحْ حَتَّى تَنْظُرَ جُنُودَ اللهِ. ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ قِصَّةَ إِيقَافِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ حَتَّى مَرَّتْ بِهِ الْجُنُودُ، قَالَ: وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَخَيْلِهِمْ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مِنْ كَدَاءَ مِنْ أَعْلَى مَكَّةَ، وَأَعْطَاهُ رَايَتَهُ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَغْرِزَهَا بِالْحَجُونِ وَلَا يَبْرَحَ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُ يَغْرِزُهَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ، وَبَعَثَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فِيمَنْ كَانَ أَسْلَمَ مِنْ قُضَاعَةَ وَبَنِي سُلَيْمٍ وَنَاسًا أَسْلَمُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَغْرِزَ رَايَتَهُ عِنْدَ أَدْنَى الْبُيُوتِ بِأَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ، وَبِأَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ بَنُو بَكْرٍ وَبَنُو الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَاةٍ وَهُذَيْلٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَحَابِيشِ قَدِ اسْتَنْصَرَتْ بِهِمْ قُرَيْشٌ، فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَكُونُوا بِأَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ، وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ فِي كَتِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي مُقَدِّمَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يَكُفُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فَلَا يُقَاتِلُوا أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ، وَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ مِنْهُمْ، عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ، وَالْحَارِثِ بْنِ نُقَيْذٍ، وَابْنِ خَطَلٍ، وَمَقِيسِ بْنِ صُبَابَةَ، وَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ قَيْنَتَيْنِ لِابْنِ خَطَلٍ كَانَتَا تُغَنِّيَانِ بِهِجَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَمَرَّتِ الْكَتَائِبُ تَتْلُو بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا عَلَى أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَحَكِيمٍ وَبُدَيْلٍ، لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِمْ كَتِيبَةٌ إِلَّا سَأَلُوا عَنْهَا، حَتَّى مَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَتِيبَةُ الْأَنْصَارِ فِيهَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، فَنَادَى سَعْدٌ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ: الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الْمَلْحَمَةِ الْيَوْمَ تُسْتَحَلُّ الْحُرْمَةُ. فَلَمَّا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمَرْتَ بِقَوْمِكَ أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا، فَإِنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ حِينَ مَرُّوا بِي نَادَانِي سَعْدٌ فَقَالَ: الْيَوْمَ يَوْمُ الْمَلْحَمَةِ، الْيَوْمَ تُسْتَحَلُّ الْحُرْمَةُ، وَإِنِّي أُنَاشِدُكَ اللهَ فِي قَوْمِكَ. فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فَعَزَلَهُ، وَجَعَلَ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ مَكَانَهُ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ مَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ، فَسَارَ الزُّبَيْرُ بِالنَّاسِ حَتَّى وَقَفَ بِالْحَجُونِ وَغَرَزَ بِهَا رَايَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَانْدَفَعَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ مِنْ أَسْفَلِ مَكَّةَ، فَلَقِيَهُ بَنُو بَكْرٍ فَقَاتَلُوهُ فَهُزِمُوا وَقُتِلَ مِنْ بَنِي بَكْرٍ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ رَجُلًا، وَمِنْ هُذَيْلٍ ثَلَاثَةٌ أَوْ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَانْهَزَمُوا، وَقُتِلُوا بِالْحَزْوَرَةِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ قَتْلُهُمْ بَابَ الْمَسْجِدِ، وَفَرَّ فَضَضُهُمْ حَتَّى دَخَلُوا الدُّورَ، وَارْتَقَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ وَاتَّبَعَهُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِالسُّيُوفِ، وَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فِي أُخْرَيَاتِ النَّاسِ، وَصَاحَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ حِينَ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ: مَنْ أَغْلَقَ دَارَهُ وَكَفَّ يَدَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ. فَقَالَتْ لَهُ هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ وَهِيَ امْرَأَتَهُ: قَبَّحَكَ اللهُ مِنْ طَلِيعَةِ قَوْمٍ وَقَبَّحَ عَشِيرَتَكَ مَعَكَ. وَأَخَذَتْ بِلِحْيَةِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَنَادَتْ: يَا آلَ غَالِبٍ، اقْتُلُوا الشَّيْخَ الْأَحْمَقَ، هَلَّا قَاتَلْتُمْ وَدَفَعْتُمْ عَنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ وَبِلَادِكُمْ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو سُفْيَانُ: وَيْحَكِ اسْكُتِي وَادْخُلِي بَيْتَكِ فَإِنَّهُ جَاءَنَا بِالْحَقِّ. وَلَمَّا عَلَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَنِيَّةَ كَدَاءَ نَظَرَ إِلَى الْبَارِقَةِ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ مَعَ فَضَضِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ: " مَا هَذَا⦗٢٠٤⦘ وَقَدْ نَهَيْتُ عَنِ الْقِتَالِ "؟ فَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ: نَظُنُّ أَنَّ خَالِدًا قُوتِلَ وَبُدِئَ بِالْقِتَالِ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بُدٌّ مِنْ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُ، وَمَا كَانَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِيَعْصِيَكَ وَلَا لِيُخَالِفَ أَمْرَكَ. فَهَبَطَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ فَأَجَازَ عَلَى الْحَجُونِ، وَانْدَفَعَ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ حَتَّى وَقَفَ بِبَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ، قَالَ فِيهَا: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِخَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ: " لِمَ قَاتَلْتَ وَقَدْ نَهَيْتُكَ عَنِ الْقِتَالِ؟ " فَقَالَ: هُمْ بَدَؤُونَا بِالْقِتَالِ وَوَضَعُوا فِينَا السِّلَاحَ وَأَشْعَرُونَا بِالنَّبْلِ، وَقَدْ كَفَفْتُ يَدِي مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " قَضَاءُ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَيْرٌ ".
Isma'il bin Ibrahim bin Uqbah narrates from his paternal uncle Musa bin Uqbah; these are the words of Musa's hadith, and the hadith of Urwah has the same meaning. He says: Banu Nufathah, who are of Banu al-Dil, raided Banu Ka'b. This was during the period of truce between the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Quraysh; Banu Ka'b were included with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the peace treaty, and Banu Nufathah were allies of Quraysh. So Banu Bakr helped Banu Nufathah, and Quraysh helped them with weapons and slaves. He mentioned the story.
He says: A party of riders from Banu Ka'b came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), told the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what had befallen them, and mentioned how Quraysh had helped against them. Then he mentioned the setting out of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Makkah, and how Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) brought Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at Marr al-Zahran, with Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Budayl bin Warqa' with him. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan and Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Messenger of Allah! Call the people to safety. What is your view: if Quraysh keep aside and refrain from fighting, will they be safe? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever refrains from fighting and shuts the door of his house is safe." They said: Send us so that we may announce this among them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go; whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan or of Hakim and refrains from fighting is also safe." The house of Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the upper part of Makkah, while the house of Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the lower part. When the two of them set off, Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I do not feel safe that Abu Sufyan will not turn back from his Islam. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring him back, so that he may stay and see the armies of Allah with you." So Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) detained him. Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Banu Hashim! Is this treachery? Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You will come to know that we are not treacherous, but I have a need of you; stay until morning and witness the armies of Allah. Then he mentioned the story of detaining Abu Sufyan until the armies passed by. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) over the Muhajirun and their cavalry, and ordered him to enter Makkah from the upper side, by way of Kada'. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him his banner and said: "Plant it at the place called al-Hajun." Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was to stay at that place until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. He sent Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) with Banu Quda'ah, Banu Sulaym and those who had accepted Islam before them, and ordered him to enter from the lower side of Makkah and to plant the banner near the nearest houses of the lower part. Here were Banu Bakr, Banu al-Harith bin Abd Manah, Hudhayl and some other tribes; Quraysh had sought their help and told them to come to the lower side of Makkah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had appointed Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) over the battalion of the Ansar in his vanguard, and ordered them to fight only those who came to fight them. He ordered four individuals to be killed: 1. Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi Sarh, 2. al-Harith bin Nuqaydh, 3. Ibn Khatal, 4. Miqyas bin Subabah; and he ordered the killing of two singing slave girls of Ibn Khatal who used to satirise the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The various armies passed by Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan, Budayl and Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with them), and they asked about each of them, until the battalion of the Ansar came, whose commander was Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) called out to Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him): Today is the day of slaughter; today even fighting in the Sanctuary is permissible. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) with the Muhajirun, Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Have you (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that your people be killed? For Sa'd bin Ubadah passed by me with his men and called out, saying: Today is the day of slaughter; today even fighting in the Sanctuary is permissible. I implore you (peace and blessings be upon him) by Allah concerning your people. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) removed Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) and appointed Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) as commander over the Ansar along with the Muhajirun. Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the place called al-Hajun and planted the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) there. Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) entered from the lower side of Makkah, and Banu Bakr fought him, and they were defeated. About twenty men of Banu Bakr and three or four men of Hudhayl were killed. They were routed, and the fighting with them continued up to the door of the Mosque; their scattered remnants fled and entered the houses, and a group climbed the mountain, and the Muslims pursued them with swords. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered with the first Muhajirun at the rear of the people. Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), on entering Makkah, called out loudly: Whoever shuts his door and refrains from fighting is safe. His wife Hind bint Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: May Allah disgrace you as the scout of a people, and disgrace your clan along with you! She seized Abu Sufyan's beard and cried out loudly: O family of Ghalib! Kill this foolish old man! Why did you not fight and defend yourselves and your lands? Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Woe to you! Be quiet and go into your house, for he has brought us the truth. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came up onto the path of the Thaniyyah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the gleam of weapons on the mountain among the scattered remnants of the polytheists. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this, when I had forbidden fighting?" The Muhajirun said: We think that Khalid bin al-Walid is engaged in fighting, because it seems he was forced into fighting; otherwise he would not disobey or go against your (peace and blessings be upon him) order. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the Thaniyyah and passed by al-Hajun, and Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) pressed on until he stood at the door of the Ka'bah. He mentioned the story. In it is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him): "Why did you fight when I had forbidden you?" He replied that they had started the fighting, had begun using weapons and shot arrows at us, and that I refrained from fighting as much as I could. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The decree of Allah is better."
He says: A party of riders from Banu Ka'b came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), told the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) what had befallen them, and mentioned how Quraysh had helped against them. Then he mentioned the setting out of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Makkah, and how Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) brought Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at Marr al-Zahran, with Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Budayl bin Warqa' with him. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan and Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Messenger of Allah! Call the people to safety. What is your view: if Quraysh keep aside and refrain from fighting, will they be safe? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever refrains from fighting and shuts the door of his house is safe." They said: Send us so that we may announce this among them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go; whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan or of Hakim and refrains from fighting is also safe." The house of Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the upper part of Makkah, while the house of Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the lower part. When the two of them set off, Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I do not feel safe that Abu Sufyan will not turn back from his Islam. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring him back, so that he may stay and see the armies of Allah with you." So Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) detained him. Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Banu Hashim! Is this treachery? Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You will come to know that we are not treacherous, but I have a need of you; stay until morning and witness the armies of Allah. Then he mentioned the story of detaining Abu Sufyan until the armies passed by. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) over the Muhajirun and their cavalry, and ordered him to enter Makkah from the upper side, by way of Kada'. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him his banner and said: "Plant it at the place called al-Hajun." Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was to stay at that place until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. He sent Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) with Banu Quda'ah, Banu Sulaym and those who had accepted Islam before them, and ordered him to enter from the lower side of Makkah and to plant the banner near the nearest houses of the lower part. Here were Banu Bakr, Banu al-Harith bin Abd Manah, Hudhayl and some other tribes; Quraysh had sought their help and told them to come to the lower side of Makkah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had appointed Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) over the battalion of the Ansar in his vanguard, and ordered them to fight only those who came to fight them. He ordered four individuals to be killed: 1. Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi Sarh, 2. al-Harith bin Nuqaydh, 3. Ibn Khatal, 4. Miqyas bin Subabah; and he ordered the killing of two singing slave girls of Ibn Khatal who used to satirise the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The various armies passed by Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan, Budayl and Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with them), and they asked about each of them, until the battalion of the Ansar came, whose commander was Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) called out to Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him): Today is the day of slaughter; today even fighting in the Sanctuary is permissible. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) with the Muhajirun, Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Have you (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that your people be killed? For Sa'd bin Ubadah passed by me with his men and called out, saying: Today is the day of slaughter; today even fighting in the Sanctuary is permissible. I implore you (peace and blessings be upon him) by Allah concerning your people. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) removed Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) and appointed Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) as commander over the Ansar along with the Muhajirun. Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the place called al-Hajun and planted the banner of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) there. Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) entered from the lower side of Makkah, and Banu Bakr fought him, and they were defeated. About twenty men of Banu Bakr and three or four men of Hudhayl were killed. They were routed, and the fighting with them continued up to the door of the Mosque; their scattered remnants fled and entered the houses, and a group climbed the mountain, and the Muslims pursued them with swords. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered with the first Muhajirun at the rear of the people. Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), on entering Makkah, called out loudly: Whoever shuts his door and refrains from fighting is safe. His wife Hind bint Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: May Allah disgrace you as the scout of a people, and disgrace your clan along with you! She seized Abu Sufyan's beard and cried out loudly: O family of Ghalib! Kill this foolish old man! Why did you not fight and defend yourselves and your lands? Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Woe to you! Be quiet and go into your house, for he has brought us the truth. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came up onto the path of the Thaniyyah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the gleam of weapons on the mountain among the scattered remnants of the polytheists. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this, when I had forbidden fighting?" The Muhajirun said: We think that Khalid bin al-Walid is engaged in fighting, because it seems he was forced into fighting; otherwise he would not disobey or go against your (peace and blessings be upon him) order. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the Thaniyyah and passed by al-Hajun, and Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) pressed on until he stood at the door of the Ka'bah. He mentioned the story. In it is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him): "Why did you fight when I had forbidden you?" He replied that they had started the fighting, had begun using weapons and shot arrows at us, and that I refrained from fighting as much as I could. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The decree of Allah is better."
