Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 158
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa. Sa 158. S& in the town as all their men had gone to the outskirts of Medina to fight the enemy forces. This had clearly shown that the Banū. Quraizah were traitors and a threat to the Muslims from the inside. . When the Muslims returned to Medina, the Holy Prophet* told them to besiege the fort of the Banu Quraizah. The siege had gone for twenty-five days when the Banū Quraizah felt that there was no way out except to surrender to the Holy Prophet" and make an sa sa sa sa sa sa sa sa agreement with him. The Holy Prophet" told them that they had to accept his decision which would be made based on justice. They refused to accept a decision by the Holy Prophet and asked the. Holy Prophet to send Abū Lubābah, an Ansari chief of the Aus, a tribe friendly to the Jews. They wanted to consult with him about a possible settlement. The Holy Prophet" sent Abū Lubābah to them. . They asked Abū Lubābah if they should lay down their arms and accept the decision of the Holy Prophet". Abū Lubābah told them that they should do so. However, they ignored Abū Lubābah's advice and refused to accept the Holy Prophet's" award. Instead, they said they would accept the award of an arbiter from their allies, Aus. The Holy Prophet agreed to this and asked Aus, "Would you like one of you to be an arbiter between Banū. Quraizah and me?" Aus replied, "Yes. " The Holy Prophet said, "Then ask Banu Quraizah to choose one of you as an arbiter between themselves and me. " The Banū Quraizah picked Sa'd bin. Mu'adh as an arbiter. They said that they would agree to the punishment proposed by Sa'd bin Mu'adh. The Holy Prophet accepted their demand and asked Sa'd bin Mu'adh to give his award on the Jewish breach of faith. Sa'd bin Mu'adh got an agreement signed by both parties that they will be bound to accept his decision. The people of the Aus tribe presented the case of. Banu Quraizah to Sa'd bin Mu'adh and pleaded for permission for the same that was permitted to Khazraj earlier. After deliberations. Sa'd bin Mu'adh rendered his decision which was in accordance with the Jewish law in such cases (Deut. 20:10-18) and read it to the parties. His decision was as follows:. Sa sa