The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 141
IV - Treaty of Ḥudaibiyyah & its Magnificent Outcomes 141 hither! Control yourself. Do not allow for your grip to loosen from the rope of Allāh’s Messenger. By God, this man, in whose hand we have given our own is without a doubt, truthful. ” Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra said that at the time because of his emotion he said such things, but later he felt exceedingly repentant. Moreover, in order to wash away the effects of this weakness as a form of repentance, he performed many voluntary acts as an expiation. 1 In other words, he gave charity, fasted, offered voluntary Ṣalāt and even freed numerous slaves, so that this blemish of weakness could be cleansed. ” 2 Conditions of the Treaty After much disagreement and trouble, this treaty was concluded at last. In almost every stipulation, the Holy Prophet sa forfeited his term and accepted the demand of the Quraish. Furthermore, in accordance with Divine Will, the Holy Prophet sa fulfilled his oath with complete loyalty in that he should accept whatever the Quraish demanded for the sake of the Baitullāh and in order to safeguard the reverence of the Ḥaram at all costs. The conditions of this treaty were as follows: 1. The Holy Prophet sa and his companions would return (to Madīnah) this year. 3 2. Next year, they would be permitted to enter Makkah and fulfil the rite of ‘Umrah , but except for a sheathed sword, they would not be permitted to bring any arms. Furthermore, they would not remain in Makkah for more than 3 days. 4 3. If any man from among the people of Makkah went to Madīnah, even if he be a Muslim, the Holy Prophet sa should not grant him protection in Madīnah and should return him. In this relation, the words of Sahih Bukhārī are: 1 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābush-Shurūṭ, Bābush-Shurūṭi Fil-Jihādi. . . , Ḥadīth No. 2731-2732 2 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 686-687, Amrul- Ḥudaibiyyati Fī Ākhiri Sanati Sittin/Amrul-Hudnah, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābush-Shurūṭ, Bābush-Shurūṭi Fil-Jihādi. . . , Ḥadīth No. 2731-2732 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābuṣ-Ṣulḥ, Bābuṣ-Ṣulḥi Ma‘al-Mushrikin, Ḥadīth No. 2701 4 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu ‘Umratil-Qaḍā’i, Ḥadīth No. 4251-4252 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Jizyati Wal-Muwāḍa‘ah, Ḥadīth No. 3184 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābuṣ-Ṣulḥ, Bābuṣ-Ṣulḥi Ma‘al-Mushrikin, Ḥadīth No. 2700 * Ṣaḥīḥu Muslim, Kitābul-Jihādi Was-Siyar, Bābu Ṣulḥil-Ḥudaibiyyah, Ḥadīth No. 4631