THE PROPHET’S RETURN FROM BADR TO MADINAH
It is recorded in the Saheehain that whenever the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was victorious in a battle, he would stay at an open field close to the battlefield for three days. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had stayed at the open field of Badr for three days as mentioned earlier. His departure was on Monday night. He rode his camel and stopped by the well of Badr and rebuked those who were hauled into it, as related earlier. Then the Messenger of Allah departed along with the captives and a great amount of spoils from the war. Meanwhile, Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, had sent ahead of him two men to carry the news of his victory over those who associate partners with Allah and belie Him. He sent ‘Abdullah Ibn Rawahah to the upper part of Madinah and Zaid Ibn Harithah to the lower part of the city.
Usamah Ibn Zaid related that the Prophet left behind ‘Uthman and Usamah Ibn Zaid to attend to the daughter of the Messenger of Allah. Zaid Ibn Harithah came riding Adba’, the camel of the Messenger of Allah with news of the victory. Usamah said: I heard the hue and cry, so I came out to see that Zaid had come with the glad tiding and, by Allah, I did not believe it until we saw the captives and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, gave ‘Uthman his portion (of the spoils).”
Ibn Ishaq related: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, returned to his home along with the captives, among whom were ‘Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu’ait and Nadra Ibn Al-Harith. He had entrusted the spoils of war to ‘Abdullah Ibn Ka‘b Ibn ‘Amr Ibn ‘Awf Ibn Mabdhool Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Ghanm Ibn Mazin Ibn Al Najjar.
Then the Messenger of Allah continued his return journey till he passed through the strait of As-Safra’. He descended upon the sand dune known as Siyar Kunayb situated between the strait and the oasis of AnNaziyah by a tree located close by, where he distributed equally the spoils of war, which Allah had bestowed on the Muslims from the disbelievers.
Afterwards, he proceeded until he reached Ar-Raha’ where he was met by some Muslims who had gathered to congratulate him, and those who were present with him, for the victory that Allah bestowed on him. Salamah Ibn Salamah Ibn Waqsh, as related to me by ‘Asim Ibn ‘Umar and Yazeed Ibn Roomaan, said: “Why are you congratulating us? By Allah, we merely confronted decrepit people whom we found like a tethered camel that we slaughtered.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, smiled and then said: “O my nephew, they were a multitude.”
The Killing of An-Nadr Ibn Al-Harith and ‘Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu‘ait
Ibn Ishaq related: When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, reached As-Safra’ he ordered that An-Nadr Ibn Al-Harith be executed and ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib killed him as related to me by some men of knowledge among the people of Makkah. Thereafter, he proceeded till he was at Irq Uz-Zubyah where he ordered that ‘Uqbah Ibn Abi Mu‘ait be executed as well.
Ash-Sha‘bi related that when the Prophet ordered the execution of ‘Uqbah he said: “Would you kill me from all of Quraish?” He replied: “Yes, do you know what this one had done to me? He came while I was in prostration behind the Maqam (Ibrahim) and he placed his leg on my neck and pressed down on it and I was unable to raise my head till I thought my eyes would be affected. He came at another time with the bowels of a goat and placed it on my head while I was in prostration and Fatimah came to remove it off my head.” Ibn Hisham said: Rather, it is reported by Az-Zuhri and other people of knowledge that it was ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib who killed ‘Uqbah.
I say: These two men more than any others were vehement in their disbelief, obstinacy, transgression, envy, lampooning Islam and its adherents. May Allah curse them both.
The Joy of Najashi at the Event of Badr
Al-Hafiz Al-Baihaqi related from ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Yazeed Ibn Jabir from ‘Abdur-Rahman, a man from Sana‘ who narrated that one day, An-Najashi sent for Ja‘afar Ibn Abi Talib and his compatriots and they came to meet him in a house while he was wearing a worn-out cloth and sitting on bare sand. Ja‘afar said: We were scared when we saw him in that condition. When he noticed our expression, he said, I want to break to you news that will be pleasing to you. One of my spies has come to me from your land with information that Allah has given victory to His Prophet and has destroyed his enemy and such-and-such persons have been captured and such-and-such persons have been killed. They had met at a valley called Badr which is suffused with Arak as if I can see it now because I used to graze camels on behalf of my master who was a man from Banu Damrah. Ja‘afar asked him: Then why are you sitting on bare sand without any rug and wearing this sort of dress? He said: We found in what Allah has sent down upon ‘Eesa that it is a right upon the slave of Allah to demonstrate gratitude to Allah in humility whenever He granted them a favor. So when Allah granted me the favor of the victory of His Prophet, I am presenting to Him this humility as gratitude.”
The News of the Casualties of Badr Reaches Their Families in Makkah
Ibn Ishaq related: The first person to reach Makkah with the news of the casualty of Badr was Al-Haithuman Ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Khuza‘i. They asked him: “What course of event did you leave behind?” He replied: “ ‘Utbah Ibn Rabi’ah was killed and so were Shaybah Ibn Rabi’ah, Abul-Hakam Ibn Hisham, Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, Zam‘ah Ibn Al-Aswad, Nabeeh and Munabbih, and Abul-Bakhatari Ibn Hisham.” When he continued to enumerate the fate of the noblemen of Quraish, Safwan Ibn Umayyah said: “I cannot fathom this, so ask him on my behalf.” They said: “What has Safwan Ibn Umayyah done?” He said: “There he is sitting in the hijr. By Allah, I saw his father and brother when they were killed.”
Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah said that when the news reached the people of Makkah, after verifying it, the women tore their hair in grief and there were lots of wailing.
Ibn Ishaq added: Yahya Ibn ‘Abbad narrated to me from his father who said, they mourned their dead from the battle and some of them said: “Stop mourning, so that Muhammad may not rejoice at your misfortune when the news of your mourning reaches him, and do not hasten to seek the return of your captives until they become amenable so that Muhammad may not become too strict in ransom.”
I say: This is a complete punishment from Allah for them, because they abandoned the mourning of their dead, even though weeping over the dead is something that dispels grief from the heart.
Ibn Ishaq related that Al-Aswad Ibn Al-Muttalib lost three of his children, Zam‘ah, ‘Aqeel and Al-Harith. He desired to cry over the loss of his children. While he was still in grief, he heard a shriek in the middle of the night and he said to a boy of his, as he had lost his sight: “Check if what we desire has been permitted. Has the Quraish decided to weep over their dead? So that I may also weep over Hakeemah (i.e. his son Zam‘ah) for my inside has been incinerated with grief.” When the slave boy returned, he informed him that it was just a woman crying over her lost camel.
By: Ibn Katheer
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