THE SIXTH YEAR OF HIJRAH
The Ghazwah of Dhi Qarad
Ibn Ishaq related: Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, returned to Madinah but he did not stay more than a few nights before Uyainah Ibn Hisn Ibn Hudhaifah Ibn Badr Al-Fazari, commanding a Calvary from Ghatafan, raided the camels of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, at the outskirts (of the town). A man from Banu Ghifar and his wife were present, so they killed the man and kidnapped the woman along with the camels.
Al-Bukhari has placed the occurrence of the Ghazwah of Dhi Qarad which is the Ghazwah in which the camels of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were raided after the Treaty of AlHudaybiyah and three (years) before Khaibar. Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa’, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated: Once I went (from Madinah) toward (Al-Ghabah) before the first Adhan of the Fajr Prayer. The she camels of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to graze at a place called Dhi Qarad. A slave of Abdur-Rahman Ibn Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, met me (on the way) and said, “The she-camels of Allah’s Messenger have been taken away by force.” I asked, “Who has taken them?” He replied “(The people of) Ghatafan.” I made three loud cries (to the people of Madinah) saying, “O Sabahah!” I made the people between the two mountains of Madinah hear me. Then I rushed onward and caught up with the robbers while they were watering the camels. I started shooting arrows at them as I was a good archer, while saying, “I am the son of Al-Akwa‘, and today I will cause the wicked people to perish.”
I kept on saying that till I restored the she-camels (of the Prophet), I also snatched thirty Burdah (i.e., garments) from them. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the other people came there, and I said, “O Allah’s Prophet! I have stopped the people (of Ghatafan) from taking water and they are thirsty now, so send (some people) after them now.” On that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “O son of Al-Akwa‘! You have overpowered them, so forgive them.” Then we all came back and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, made me sit behind him on his she-camel till we entered Madinah.
Imam Ahmad, may Allah have Mercy upon him, related that Imran Ibn Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Al-Adba’ belonged to a man of Banu Uqail. The she-camel used to be in the vanguard of Hajj. The man was captured and Al-Adba’ was taken along with him. Then Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, met him while he was in shackles and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was riding a donkey with a velvet sheet spread on its back. The man said, ‘O Muhammad, why did you arrest me as well as the vanguard of pilgrimage (referring to the she-camel)?’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, responded: “We arrested you for the crime of your allies, Thaqeef.”
At the time, the Thaqeef had captured two men from the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. According to a report, the man then said, ‘I am a Muslim.’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Had you said this while you were free and had choice, you would have enjoyed all success.” Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, proceeded. Then the man said, ‘O Muhammad, I am hungry, give me food and I am thirsty, give me drink.’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked him: “Is this all you need?” Afterwards, he was swapped with the two men and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, kept al-Adba’ with him as part of his mounts.
He said: Then the Mushrikoon raided the grazing land of Madinah and they ran away with the camels and Al-Adba’ was among them. A Muslim woman was also taken prisoner. The woman had been tied with ropes. The people were giving rest to their animals before their houses. After they had gone to sleep, she escaped one night from the bondage and came to the camels. As she drew near the camels, they fretted and fumed and so she left them until she came to Al-Adba’. It did not fret and fume; it was docile so she rode upon its back and drove it towards Madinah. She (the woman) took a vow that if Allah, the Almighty, saved her upon its back she would slaughter it as a sacrifice. As she reached Madinah, the people recognized the she-camel and said, ‘Here is the camel of Allah’s Messenger!’ Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “What a bad way to reward it or how ill she rewarded it! Allah saved her on its back and then you would slaughter it!” He also added: “There is no fulfillment of the vow in an act of disobedience to Allah, nor in an act over which a person has no control. ”
By: Ibn Katheer
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