1102 – Nafiʿ related: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ launched a raid against Banu al-Mustaliq while they were unprepared; he killed their fighting men and took their women and children captive. ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUmar narrated this to me.” Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And in another wording: “On that day he obtained Juwayriya.” (1)

Lexical Notes
• aghāra – from ighāra; ghāra is the verbal noun. It means to launch a sudden attack on an unsuspecting enemy.
• al-Mustalaq – with ḍamma on the mīm, sukun on the ṣād, fatḥa on the ṭāʾ, kasra on the lām, ending with qāf: a sub-tribe of Khuzaʿah, and Khuzaʿah is a Qaḥṭāni Azdite tribe.
• ghārūn – plural of ghār; i.e., they were heedless, so they were taken by surprise. The phrase is circumstantial.
• sabā – to capture one’s enemy.
• dhurāriyyihim – with the yāʾ either doubled or lightened; plural of dhurriyyah, meaning a person’s offspring and descendants.

Lessons Drawn from the Hadith

1. This report is understood to mean that the Prophet ﷺ had already conveyed to Banu al-Mustaliq the summons to monotheism and invited them to embrace Islam. When they declined, he capitalised on their negligence and attacked them before they were aware of his approach.
   Ibn al-Mundhir said: “This is the view held by the majority of scholars, and authentic hadith substantiate it.”