The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 136
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 136 the Sacred Mosque and the House of Allāh. Moreover, since Allāh had already given him the glad tidings that the negotiations to take place with the Quraish at this time were about to become the basis of future success, for this reason with respect to the two parties, this environment was most befitting for negotiations. It was in this very environment that Suhail bin ‘Amr reached the Holy Prophet sa and upon seeing him he said, “Now it appears the matter shall become easier. ” It is not clear from the narrations at which stage exactly Suhail came to the Holy Prophet sa , and whether his arrival was before or after Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra went to Makkah. Furthermore, there exists somewhat of a dissent and variation in the narrations on this issue. However, it is confirmed that the clauses of the treaty under discussion, was brought to completion through Suhail bin ‘Amr. Moreover, it is a matter of wonder that all the ambassadors of the Quraish which came to the Holy Prophet sa one after another, later on accepted Islām and entered into the company of the Holy Prophet sa , 1 except Mikraz bin Ḥafṣ about whom the Holy Prophet sa said upon seeing him, “From this man comes the stench of immorality and treachery. ” 2 Deliberations of the Treaty The discussions which took place between Suhail bin ‘Amr and the Holy Prophet sa and the manner in which this historical treaty was formulated, is indeed an intriguing chapter in the history of Islām, which has been recorded in writing with great pleasure and detail by all the Muḥaddithīn and historians. We now present before our readers, the general details of this account as per the narration of Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī. Imām Bukhārī, who possesses a most superior stature amongst the Muḥaddithīn , mentions this interesting account in the following manner: 1 * Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 1, p. 236, Budail-ubnu Warqā‘a, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) * Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 3, p. 528, ‘Urwat-ubnu Mas‘ūdin, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) * Usdul-Ghābah Fī Ma‘rifatiṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By ‘Izzuddīn Ibnul-Athīr Abul-Ḥasan ‘Alī bin Muḥammad, Volume 2, pp. 346-348, Suhail-ubnu ‘Amrin Al-Qurashiyyu, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon (2003) 2 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 195-196, Amrul-Ḥudaibiyyah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 683, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Majī’u Mikraz-ibni Ḥafṣin Ilan-Nabiyyi sa , Dārul-Kutubil- ‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)