The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 491
XI - Treachery of the Banū Quraiẓah and the End of the Jews in Madīnah, Laws of Marriage and Divorce 491 ِ لَقَد ْ حَكَمْت َ بِحُكْم ِ اللّٰه “Your verdict is a Divine Decree. ” In other words, this was a decree that could not be over-ruled. The meaning of these words was that the verdict relevant to the Banū Quraiẓah took place in such circumstances, that divine power could be seen clearly working at the centre of affairs and for this reason, feelings of mercy held by the Holy Prophet sa could not prevent this outcome. This was true indeed, because the Banū Quraiẓah requested that Abū Lubābah ra be sent to them, and then such words slipped his tongue that were completely without foundation. Consequently, the Banū Quraiẓah refused to accept the Holy Prophet sa as their judge, and under the assumption that the Aus tribe would deal leniently with them as they were allies, appointed Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh ra , the chief of the Aus tribe as their arbitrator. Furthermore, Sa‘d ra became so resolute in the matter of justice and equity that feelings of relation and alliance were wiped out of his heart completely. Moreover, before announcing his verdict, Sa‘d ra took a firm promise from the Holy Prophet sa to affirm that this decision would be administered in full. All of these things could not have been a coincidence. Verily, at the base of these events was a Divine Decree, and this verdict was that of God, not Sa‘d ra. It seems that due to the treachery, treason, rebellion, sedition, disorder, murder and bloodshed of the Banū Quraiẓah, the verdict had already been issued by the heavenly court of justice that their combatant members should be expunged from the face of the earth. The Divine instruction initially given to the Holy Prophet sa regarding this Ghazwah also establishes that this was a Divine Decree. However, God did not wish for this verdict to be issued by His Messenger and for this reason, kept the Holy Prophet sa completely separate through immensely intricate manifestations of His power, and had this verdict announced by Sa‘d ra. Moreover, this announcement was made in such a manner that the Holy Prophet sa could no longer influence this decision, because he had already promised that he would abide by the verdict in full. In addition to this, since the influence of this decision was not limited to the person of the Holy Prophet sa alone, rather, affected all of the Muslims collectively, the Holy Prophet sa did not consider it his right to change this verdict by his own opinion irrespective of how heavily it may have leaned towards mercy and forgiveness. It was this very divine power which moved the