Ramadan.

Al-Bukhārī recorded the report, and Muslim did likewise, though Muslim omits al-Zuhrī’s wording. Yūnus, transmitting from al-Zuhrī, assigns it the same date.

ʿAbd Allāh ibn Idrīs related—from Ibn Isḥāq, from Ibn Shihāb—as did Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn, ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar, and others: “The Conquest of Mecca occurred when ten nights of Ramadan still remained.”

Al-Wāqidī said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out on Wednesday, ten days having passed of Ramadan, after the afternoon prayer. He did not loosen a single knot until he reached al-Ṣalṣal. The Muslims went out with him, leading their horses and mounted on their camels; they were ten thousand in number.”

ʿUrwa and Mūsā ibn ʿUqba state that he ﷺ departed with twelve thousand men.

Ibn Idrīs narrated—from Ibn Isḥāq, from al-Zuhrī, from ʿUbayd Allāh, from Ibn ʿAbbās—that al-ʿAbbās brought Abū Sufyān to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Abū Sufyān accepted Islam at Marr al-Ẓahrān. Al-ʿAbbās then said, “Messenger of Allah, Abū Sufyān is a man who loves to boast; could you grant him some distinction?” He replied, “Yes: whoever enters the house of Abū Sufyān is safe, and whoever shuts his own door is safe.”

A reliable transmitter added, on the authority of Ibn Isḥāq: The Prophet ﷺ then told him to proclaim it, so Abū Sufyān called out, “But how many people can my house hold?” He answered, “Whoever enters the Kaʿba is safe.” Abū Sufyān asked, “And how many can the Kaʿba hold?” He said, “Whoever enters the Mosque is safe.” Abū Sufyān said, “And how many can the Mosque accommodate?” He replied, “Whoever closes his door is safe.” Abū Sufyān remarked, “That is broad enough.”

Ḥammād ibn Zayd reported—from Ayyūb, from ʿIkrima—who said: “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ encamped at Marr al-Ẓahrān, al-ʿAbbās—who had set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from…"