Muhammad and The Jews — Page 78
Both al-Bukhari 1 and Muslim2 give two contradictory reports, one saying that the B. Quray+ah surrendered to Sac. d's judgment and the other saying that they surrendered to the Apostle's judgment, who in turn appointed sac. d as bakam. (vii) When the Apostle appointed Sac. d as bakam his people came to him and said, "Deal kindly with our friends, for the Apostle has made you bakam for that very purpose". When they persisted Sac. d said, "The time has come for Sac. din the cause of Allah not to care for any man's censure". Hearing this clear pronouncement, some of the Aws went to the quarter of the B. c. Abd al-Ashhal (the sub- tribe of the A ws to which Sac. d belonged) and announced to them the death of the B. Quray+ah. 3 Al-Waqidi's account is similar to th at of Ibn lsl;aq. 4 lbn Sac. d has dropped the whole story of the inter- cession by the Aws on the B. Quray+ah's behalf. But he has referred to Sac. d's prayer that he might live till he had the pleasure of seeing the end of the B. Quray+ah. 5 (viii) After this announcement of the approaching death of the B. Quranah to the people of the B. c. Abd al-Ashhal and Sac. d's prayer to have the pleasure of seeing the B. Quray+ah's end, the umpire arrives at the scene and asks the An~lir, according to Ibn Isl;aq, "Do you covenant by Allah that you accept the judgment I pronounce on them?' They said, 'Yes', and he said, 'And is it incumbent on the one who is here?" Oooking) in the direction of the Apostle not mentioning him out of respect, and the Apostle answered, "Yes". 6 Al-Waqidi 7 gives a similar account but lbn Sac. d has dropped it. (ix) Sac. d's judgment was that "the mens should be killed, the property divided, and the women and children taken as captives". 9 (x) After the judgment has been given lbn Is!Jaq quotes on the authority ofc. Asim b. c. umar b. Qatadah who told him that the Apostle 1 Al-Bukhari, Sahib, Chapter "Return of the Apostle from Al-Al;ziib'', Vol. V, pp. 143-44. 2 Sa/JilJ Muslim (Lahore, n. d. ), l;fadith No. 245 and 246, Vol. II, Kitiib al-Jihad, pp. 1112, 1113. 3 Ibn Hishiim, pp. 688-9. 4 Al-Wiigidi, Vol. II, pp. 510-11. s Ibn Sa"d, Vol. II, p. 77. 6 Ibn Hishiim, p. 689. 7 Al-Wagidi, Vol. II, p. 512. 8 J~ )I J::Z 01 !'"'. -:; ~\ JL; Ibn Hishiim, p. 689. 9 Ibn Hishiim, p. 689. 78''