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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Ibn Ishāq said, after relating that they had broken their covenant and had intended to kill the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—when he went to them seeking their assistance in paying the blood money for the two men whom Amr ibn Umayya had killed (1):

“The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—ordered that they march against them and prepare to wage war against them (2), and he appointed Ibn Umm Maktūm over Medina,” as related by Ibn Hishām (3). “The prohibition of wine was revealed (4).”

Ibn Ishāq said:

“They took shelter in their fortresses. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—ordered the palm trees to be cut down and burned. They called out to him: ‘O Muhammad (5)! You used to forbid corruption and denounce those who perpetrated it. Why, then, are the palm trees being cut down and burned?!’”

He said (6): “A group from Banū Awf ibn al-Khazraj had sent word (7) to Banū al-Nadīr: ‘Stand firm and hold out; we shall never forsake you. If you are attacked, we shall fight alongside you, and if you leave, we shall leave with you.’ They waited expectantly for this support from them (8), but they did not act. Allah cast terror into their hearts, and they asked the Messenger of Allah (9)—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—to

(1) Ibn Hishām, 3:200. (2) Ibn Hishām: “The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—ordered preparations to be made for war against them and a march against them.” (3) (3–3) This is how it appears in Ibn Hishām, copy أ. The version given there reads: “Ibn Hishām said: ‘And he appointed…,’” and so forth. (4) Ibn Hishām: “Ibn Hishām said: This took place in the month of Rabī al-Awwal. He besieged them for six nights, and the prohibition of wine was revealed.” (5) Ibn Hishām reads: “saying, ‘O Muhammad…’” (6) Immediately after his preceding statement. (7) Ibn Hishām: “…of al-Khazraj—among them the enemy of Allah, Abd Allah ibn Ubayy ibn Salūl, Wadīa, Mālik ibn Abī Qawqal, Suwayd, and Dāis—had sent word…” (8) (ب): “So, as a result of that, they awaited their support.” (9) (س) and (ب): “the Messenger.”

قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَكَرَ نَقْضَهُمُ الْعَهْدَ، وَأَنَّهُمْ أَرَادُوا قَتْلَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لَمَّا خَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ يَسْتَعِينُ بِهِمْ فِي دِيَةِ الْقَتِيلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ قَتَلَهُمَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ (١) : " «فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالسَّيْرِ إِلَيْهِمْ وَبِالتَّهَيُّؤِ لِحَرْبِهِمْ (٢) وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ابْنَ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ» فِيمَا ذَكَرَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ (٣) . وَنَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ (٤) " . قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: " فَتَحَصَّنُوا فِي الْحُصُونِ، «فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِقَطْعِ النَّخِيلِ وَالتَّحْرِيقِ فِيهَا، فَنَادَوْهُ: أَيْ مُحَمَّدُ (٥) قَدْ كُنْتَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَسَادِ، وَتَعِيبُهُ عَلَى مَنْ صَنَعَهُ، فَمَا بَالُ قَطْعِ النَّخِيلِ وَتَحْرِيقِهَا؟ !» " . قَالَ (٦) : " وَقَدْ كَانَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَوْفِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ قَدْ بَعَثُوا (٧) إِلَى بَنِي النَّضِيرِ: أَنِ اثْبُتُوا وَتَمَنَّعُوا ; فَإِنَّا لَنْ نُسْلِمَكُمْ، إِنْ قُوتِلْتُمْ قَاتَلْنَا مَعَكُمْ، وَإِنْ خَرَجْتُمْ خَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ. فَتَرَبَّصُوا ذَلِكَ مِنْ نَصْرِهِمْ (٨) ، فَلَمْ يَفْعَلُوا، وَقَذَفَ اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ، وَسَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (٩) - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ

(١) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ ٣/٢٠٠. (٢) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: وَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالتَّهَيُّؤِ لِحَرْبِهِمْ وَالسَّيْرِ إِلَيْهِمْ. (٣) (٣ - ٣) كَذَا فِي ابْنِ هِشَامٍ نُسْخَةُ أ. وَفِي الْمُثْبَتِ فِيهَا: قَالَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ. . إِلَخْ. (٤) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: " قَالَ ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: وَذَلِكَ فِي شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْأَوَّلِ، فَحَاصَرَهُمْ سِتَّ لَيَالٍ، وَنَزَلَ تَحْرِيمُ الْخَمْرِ ". (٥) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ: أَنْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ. (٦) بَعْدَ كَلَامِهِ السَّابِقِ مُبَاشَرَةً. (٧) ابْنُ هِشَامٍ:. . الْخَزْرَجِ مِنْهُمْ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ وَوَدِيعَةُ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِي قَوْقَلٍ، وَسُوَيْدٌ وَدَاعِسٌ، قَدْ بَعَثُوا. . (٨) ب: فَتَرَبَّصُوا مِنْ ذَلِكَ نَصْرَهُمْ. (٩) س، ب: الرَّسُولَ.