The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 102
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 102 home of Muḥammad will be destroyed. ” 1 Afterwards, this wretched man began to tour the Najd tribes of Ghaṭafān, etc. , and through his instigating speeches, inflamed them to such an extent that they began to muster men once again to launch an assault. 2 When the Holy Prophet sa was informed of these circumstances, he immediately sent an Anṣārī companion named ‘ Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra along with three other companions to Khaibar, and instructed them to travel stealthily, ascertain intelligence as to the state of affairs and return quickly. 3 Therefore, ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra and his companions secretly gathered intelligence as to all the circumstances and details and after having confirmed the reports were correct, they returned home. As a matter of fact, ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra and his companions worked so vigilantly that they circled the nearby fortresses of Khaibar, and closely reached the meeting places of Usair bin Rizām, and personally heard from Usair and his companions their various plans against the Holy Prophet sa. 4 During those days, a non-Muslim named Khārijah bin Ḥusail coincidentally came to Madīnah from Khaibar and confirming ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra said, “I have left Usair in such a state that he is mustering his armies to strike Madīnah. ” 5 After this verification, the Holy Prophet sa sent thirty companions under the leadership of ‘ Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra to Khaibar. The exact guidance of the Holy Prophet sa given to this party whilst sending them off, cannot be ascertained. Nonetheless, from the discourse which took place 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 152, Sariyyatu Ibni Rawāḥah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 295, Sariyyatu ‘Abdillāh-ibni Rawāḥata Ilā Usair-ibni Zārim, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 876, Ghazwatu ‘Abdillāh-ibni Rawāḥata Li-Qatlil-Yusair-ibni Rizām, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 295, Sariyyatu ‘Abdillāh-ibni Rawāḥata Ilā Usair-ibni Zārim, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 153, Sariyyatu Ibni Rawāḥah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 153, Sariyyatu Ibni Rawāḥah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 5 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 153, Sariyyatu Ibni Rawāḥah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)