THE EXPEDITION BI’R MAUNAH
Anas Ibn Malik narrated: “The Messenger of Allah sent seventy men, called Al-Qurra‘ for some purpose. The two groups of Banu Sulaym called Ri’l and Dhakwan appeared to them near a well called Bi’r Maunah. The people (i.e. Al-Qurra‘) said, ‘By Allah, we have not come to harm you, but we are passing by you on our way to do something for the Prophet.’ But (the polytheists) killed them. The Prophet therefore invoked evil upon them for a month during the morning prayer. That was the beginning of AlQunoot and we used not to say Qunoot prior to that.”
Anas also narrated (that) (the tribes of) Ri’l, Dhakwan, Usayyah and Banu Lihyan asked Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, to provide them with some men to support them against their enemy. He therefore provided them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra’ in their lifetime. They used to collect wood during the day and pray at night. When they were at the well of Ma’unah, the polytheists betrayed and killed them. When this news reached the Prophet, he recited Al-Qunoot for one month in the morning prayer, invoking evil upon some of the Arab tribes, upon Ri’l, Dhakwan, ‘Usayyah and Banu
Lihyan. We used to read a Verse of the Qur’an revealed concerning them but was later abrogated. The Verse was: “Convey to our people on our behalf the information that we have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us, and has made us pleased.”
Al-Bukhari also related from Anas Ibn Malik that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent Haram, the brother of Umm Sulaim, at the head of seventy riders. The chief of the polytheists, Amir Ibn At-Tufail had proposed three suggestions (to the Prophet ) saying, “Choose one of three alternatives: (1) that the Bedouins will be under your command and the townspeople will be under my command; (2) or that I will be your successor, (3) or, otherwise I will attack you with two thousand warriors from Banu Ghatafan.” But before he could execute his threat, Amir was infected with plague in the house of a lady from the family of Umm Fulan. He said, “Shall I stay in the house of a lady from the family of Umm Fulan after having a (swelled) gland like that of a she-camel? Get me my horse.” So he died on the back of his horse.
Then Haram, the brother of Umm Sulaim, and a lame man along with another man from Banu Fulan went toward the polytheists (i.e. the tribe of Amir). Haram said (to his companions), “Stay near to me, for I will go to them. If they (i.e. polytheists) should give me protection, you will be near me, and if they should kill me, then you should go back to your companions. Then Haram went to them and said, “Will you give me protection so as to convey the message of Allah’s Messenger?” So, he started talking to them, but they signaled to a man (to kill him) and he went behind him and stabbed him (with a spear). He (i.e. Haram) said, “Allahu Akbar! (Allah is Greatest), I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka‘bah!” The companion of Haram was pursued by the polytheists, and then they (i.e. Haram’s companions) were all killed except the lame man who was at the top of a mountain. Then Allah revealed to us a Verse that was among the ones that were later abrogated. It was: “We have met our Lord and He is pleased with us and has made us pleased.” (After this event) the Prophet invoked evil on the polytheists every morning for thirty days. He invoked evil upon the (tribes of) Ri’l, Dhakwan, Banu Lihyan and Usayyah who offended Allah and His Messenger.”
Al-Bukhari also related that Anas Ibn Malik said (that): “When Haram Ibn Milhan, his uncle, was stabbed on the day of Bi’r Ma‘oonah, he sprinkled his blood over his face and his head this way and then said, ‘I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka‘bah’.”
Al-Bukhari also related that Hisham Ibn ‘Urwah narrated (that): When those (Muslims) at Bi’r Maunah were martyred and ‘Amr Ibn Umayyah Ad-Damri was taken prisoner, Amir Ibn At-Tufail, pointing at a killed person, asked ‘Amr, “Who is this?” ‘Amr Ibn Umayyah said to him, “He is ‘Amir Ibn Fuhairah.” Amir Ibn At-Tufail said, “I saw him lifted to the sky after he was killed till I saw the sky between him and the Earth, and then he was brought down upon the Earth. Then the news of the killed Muslims reached the Prophet and he announced the news of their death saying, “Your Companions (of Bi’r Maunah) have been killed, and they have asked their Lord saying, ‘O our Lord! Inform our brothers about us as we are pleased with You and You are pleased with us’.” So Allah informed them (i.e. the Prophet and his Companions) about them (i.e. martyrs of Bir Maunah).
On that day, ‘Urwah Ibn Asma’ Ibn As-Salt, who was one of them, was killed, and ‘Urwah (Ibn AzZubair) was named after ‘Urwah Ibn Asma’ and Mundhir (Ibn Az-Zubair) was named after Mundhir Ibn ‘Amr (who had also been martyred on that day).
By: Ibn Katheer
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