Understanding Islam — Page 111
109 Jews against the Muslims. It was after this and other news about the continued preparations of war by the Jews of Khaibar that Prophet Muhammad sa decided to banish them from Khaibar. The narration quoted above goes on to mention that when the Muslims reached Khaibar, Marhab (the King) was already ready to engage in a battle. The battle began and, in the end, the Jews decided to surrender. Prophet Muhammad sa of Islam then signed a peace treaty with them which stated that all Jews, their wives and children would leave Khaibar and settle in some place further away from Mad ī nah. As is usually the case with Prophet Muhammad sa , we see examples of his compassion even in times of war. In this case for instance, there was a Jewish woman who attempted to poison Prophet Muhammad sa and his companions by inviting them for a meal. One of the companions named Bishra ra even died after eating the poisoned meat. Prophet Muhammad sa was however saved through a Divine revelation as a result of which he did not take a full bite of the poisoned food. He asked the woman why she did this, and she replied: