The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 490
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 490 ْ قُوْمُوْا اِلی ٰ سَیِّدِكُم “Stand for your chieftain and assist him in dismounting. ” When Sa‘d ra dismounted and moved towards the Holy Prophet sa , he said, “Sa‘d! The Banū Quraiẓah have accepted you as their arbitrator, and they have agreed to abide by whatever verdict you may deem fit. ” 1 Upon this, Sa‘d ra lifted his sights towards the people of his own tribe, the Aus, and said: ُ عَلَیْكُم ْ بِذَالِك َ عَھْد ُ اللّٰه ِ وَمِیْثَاقُه ٗ اَن َّ الْحُكْم َ فِیْھِم ْ بِمَا حَكَمْت “Do you take God as your witness and make a firm promise that you shall be bound to act upon the verdict I issue with regards to the Banū Quraiẓah?” “Yes, we promise,” said the people. Then, he made a gesture in the direction where the Holy Prophet sa was seated and said: وَعَلی ٰ مَن ْ ھٰھُنَا “Does the honourable man who is seated here also promise that he shall be bound to act upon my verdict?” 2 The Holy Prophet sa responded, “Yes, I promise. ” 3 After this covenant and agreement had been affirmed, Sa‘d ra announced his verdict: the combatant men of the Banū Quraiẓah would be executed; their women and children would be taken captive and their wealth would be distributed amongst the Muslims. When the Holy Prophet sa heard this verdict, he spontaneously said: 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Marja‘in-Nabiyyi sa Minal-Aḥzābi. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 4121 2 Historians write that when Sa‘d ra was seeking this promise from the Holy Prophet sa , out of respect, he did not have the courage to look up to the Holy Prophet sa or inquire of him directly. 3 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 636, Ghazwatu Banī Quraiẓata Fī Sanati Khamsin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 108, Thumma Kānatis-Sanatul-Khāmisatu Minal-Hijrati / Ghazwatu Banī Quraiẓah, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * Kitābul-Kharāj, By Qāḍī Abū Yūsuf Ya‘qūb bin Ibrāhīm, p. 218, Faṣlun Fī Qitāli Ahlish-Shirki. . . . . , Printed by Baulāq (1302 A. H. )