and his blood-money; yet we will not prevent you from burying him, for we have no need of his blood-money.”
The Expedition against Banu Qurayzah
They had sided with Quraysh and helped them wage war against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. About them the verse was revealed: “And He brought down those of the People of the Book who had supported them from their strongholds…” (al-Ahzab 33:26–27).
Hisham narrated from his father, from ʿAʾishah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from the Trench, he laid aside his weapons and bathed. Gabriel came to him and said, “Have you laid down your arms? By Allah, we have not laid ours down. Go out against them.” He asked, “Against whom?” Gabriel replied, “Over there,” pointing toward Banu Qurayzah. So the Prophet ﷺ set out. Agreed upon.
Humaid ibn Hilal narrated from Anas: “It is as though I can still see the dust rising along the alley of Banu Ghanm—the escort of Gabriel as he moved toward Banu Qurayzah.” Al-Bukhari.
Juwayriyyah narrated from Nafiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar, who said: On the day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from the Confederates, he proclaimed among us, “Let none of you perform the ʿAsr prayer except at Banu Qurayzah.” Some, fearing the time would expire, prayed before reaching Qurayzah, while others said, “We will not pray until we arrive where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us, even if the time passes.” He did not censure either group. Agreed upon.
Muslim reports in one of his chains the wording “the Zuhr prayer” instead of “the ʿAsr prayer,” which appears to be an error.
Bishr ibn Shuʿayb narrated from his father who said: Al-Zuhri told us: ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Kaʿb ibn Malik informed us that his uncle ʿUbayd Allah ibn Kaʿb