The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 313
IX - Exile 313 12 Mundhir bin ‘Amr ra He was from the Banū Sā‘idah dynasty of the Khazraj tribe, and was a man of ascetic disposition. He was martyred at Bi’r Ma‘ūnah. 1 1 When the chiefs had been appointed, ‘ Abbās bin ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib who was the paternal uncle of the Holy Prophet sa reminded the A nṣār to tread wisely and cautiously, for spies of the Quraish have their eyes set in every direction; may news of this meeting not leak out and cause further problems. He was perhaps still reminding, when in the middle of the night from atop the valley, the sound of a miscreant was heard saying, “O Quraish! Are you aware that here [God-forbid] Mudhammam and the rest of his apostates are making vows and pledges against you?” This voice startled everyone but the Holy Prophet sa remained completely calm and said, “Now you people should return to your dwellings just as you arrived, in pairs of one and two. ” ‘ Abbās bin Naḍlah Anṣārī ra said, “O Messenger of Allāh, we fear no one. If you were to order, we shall attack the Quraish at dawn and give them a taste of their cruelties. ” “Nay, Nay!” said the Holy Prophet sa , “For I have not yet received permission to fight. Do this much - quietly return to your pavilions,” upon which everyone silently dispersed from the valley in pairs of one and two. The Holy Prophet sa also returned to Makkah with his paternal uncle ‘ Abbās. Since the Quraish had already found out that a secret meeting was held at night, the next morning, they reached the encampment of the people of Yathrib and said: “We have had an old relationship and we do not desire in the least that these relations be tainted. But we have heard that last night, you had a secret mutual agreement with Muḥammad [sa] , what is this all about?” Since the idolatrous people of the Aus and the Khazraj were completely unaware of this, they were extremely bewildered and outright denied the occurrence of such a meeting. ‘ Abdullāh bin Ubaiyy bin Sulūl, who later became the leader of the hypocrites of Madīnah, was also among that group. He said, “This can never happen. How is it possible that the people of Madīnah agree to such a significant issue and I remain unaware of it?” Thus, the suspicion of the Quraish was dispelled and they returned back. A short time thereafter, the A nṣār left for Yathrib, but after their departure, the Quraish somehow received an affirmation that the people 1 Usdul-Ghābah, Volume 4, p. 476, Al-Mandhar bin ‘Amr bin Khunais, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut (2003)