Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 591
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 591 slaughtered his animal, the Companions started to follow the example. The plain of H udaibiyah became H aram. Their hands were trembling and their bodies shaking while shaving each other's head. There was a danger that in that state they might injure one another. 44 Excellent conduct at the victory of Khyber The Muslims of Mad i nah feared danger from the people of Makkah in the south and from Jews on the north. The treaty of H udaibiyah served as a prelude to the victory of Khyber. As a result of this treaty the Muslims were at peace with the people of Makkah. Now it was easy for them to deal with the danger from the Jews. In a short period of three months after the treaty of H udaibiyah, in year seven of Hijrah, Khyber was conquered. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa gave instructions for the preparation for the Khyber expedition, he announced, "No one should accompany us except with the intention of Jih a d. Anyone with the motive of acquiring war booty should not come with us. " 45 For the full compliance of this order, he only gave instructions to those people who were present at H udaibiyah to prepare for war. He said, "Only those who had come with me purely for H ajj and ‘Umrah, and had taken the pledge of offering their lives at my hand and renewed