The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 379
IX - Repeated Treachery of the Jews, Compilation and Sequence of the Holy Qur ’ā n, Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Zainab ra , the Great Calumny and Mischief of the Hypocrites 379 Jews, an individual by the name of Salām bin Mashkam opposed this idea and argued that this was an act of treachery, and violated the terms of their agreement with the Holy Prophet sa , but the others did not pay heed. 1 Finally, a Jew by the name of ‘Amr bin Jaḥḥāsh climbed to the top of the house with a very large stone and was about to roll it off from above, but it is narrated that God the Exalted informed the Holy Prophet sa about this sinister plan of the Jews by way of revelation. The Holy Prophet sa stood up immediately, and this was so unexpected that his Companions as well as the Jews thought that the Holy Prophet sa had stood up to attend to an immediate matter. Hence, they continued to calmly sit and wait for the Holy Prophet sa. However, the Holy Prophet sa made way to Madīnah at once. The Companions waited for the Holy Prophet sa for some time, but when he did not return, they stood up in concern, and during the course of their search for the Holy Prophet sa , ultimately saw their way to Madīnah as well. It was then that the Holy Prophet sa informed the Companions of the dangerous conspiracy of the Jews. 2 After this, the Holy Prophet sa called upon Muḥammad bin Maslamah ra , a chief of the Aus tribe and said: “Go to the Banū Naḍīr and speak to them about this issue. Tell them that since they have gone too far in their acts of mischief and their treachery has reached its extreme limit, it is no longer appropriate for them to remain in Madīnah. It is better that they leave Madīnah and take up residence somewhere else. ” The Holy Prophet sa gave them a time limit of ten days. When Muḥammad bin Maslamah ra went to them, they behaved most arrogantly and said, “Tell Muḥammad [sa] that we are not prepared to leave Madīnah, do what you may. ” When the Holy Prophet sa received this response from the Jews, he spontaneously said, “God is the Greatest, it appears as if the Jews are prepared for war. ” 3 The Holy Prophet sa instructed the Muslims to prepare and 1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 278, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Banin-Naḍīr, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 605, Amru Ijlā’i Banin- Naḍīr. . . . . , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 278, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Banin- Naḍīr, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 278, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Banin- Naḍīr, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)