and that there would be neither stealth nor treachery.

He also quoted the rest of the report.

Islāl means acting covertly; some say it signifies a raid, and some say it refers to drawing swords. Ighlāl, likewise, is said to mean a raid.

Shuʿbah narrated—through Abū Isḥāq—from al-Barāʾ, who said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded the truce with the idolaters of Mecca, he wrote a document between them: “This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has agreed upon.” They said, “If we had known you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have fought you.” He then said to ʿAlī, “Erase it.” ʿAlī refused, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ erased it with his own hand and wrote: “This is what Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allāh has agreed upon.” They further stipulated that he remain three days and that he not enter Mecca with any weapons except the travel gear of a wayfarer—namely, a sword in its scabbard. Agreed upon.

Hammād ibn Salamah transmitted—through Thābit—from Anas—a report similar to this, or close to it; Muslim recorded it.

Yūnus ibn Bukayr narrated from Ibn Isḥāq, who said: Buraydah ibn Sufyān related to me, from Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb, that the scribe of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for the treaty was ʿAlī—may Allah be pleased with him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Write: This is what Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allāh and Suhayl ibn ʿAmr have agreed upon.” ʿAlī hesitated, refusing to write anything except “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Write it, for a day will come when you will concede words like these while you are oppressed.” So he wrote: “This is what Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allāh has agreed upon.”

ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Siyyāh reported: Ḥabīb ibn Abī Thābit narrated to us, from Abū Wāʾil, who said: On the day of Ṣiffīn, Sahl ibn Ḥanīf stood up and said, “People, be suspicious …”