Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Asbab <strong>al</strong>-Nuzul<br />
away to the people of Mecca will not be returned. <strong>The</strong>y wrote the treaty and se<strong>al</strong>ed it. Just after signing<br />
the treaty, Subay‘ah bint <strong>al</strong>-Harith <strong>al</strong>-Aslamiyyah went to the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him<br />
peace, while he was still at <strong>al</strong>-Hudaybiyyah. Her husband, who was an unbeliever came and said: ‘O Muhammad,<br />
return my wife to me, for you had agreed to return to us whoever runs away to you. <strong>The</strong> ink of<br />
the treaty has not dried yet’. <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, then reve<strong>al</strong>ed this verse”. 1<br />
<strong>Al</strong>-Hasan ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-Farisi informed us> Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn <strong>al</strong>-Fadl> Ahmad ibn<br />
Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-Hafiz> Muhammad ibn Yahya> Hasan ibn <strong>al</strong>-Rabi‘ ibn <strong>al</strong>-Khashshab> Ibn<br />
Idris> Muhammad ibn Ishaq> <strong>al</strong>-Zuhri who said: “I entered in on ‘Urwah ibn <strong>al</strong>-Zubayr while he was<br />
writing a letter to Ibn Hunaydah, the aid of <strong>al</strong>-W<strong>al</strong>id ibn ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-M<strong>al</strong>ik, in reply to his question about<br />
the words of <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, (O ye who believe! When believing women come unto you as fugitives,<br />
examine them). He wrote to him: ‘<strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, signed a<br />
peace treaty with the Quraysh on the day of <strong>al</strong>-Hudaybiyyah. <strong>The</strong> treaty stipulated that he should return<br />
to them whoever goes to him without the permission of his custodian. When women emigrated [from<br />
Mecca to the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace,] <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, refused to turn them<br />
back to the idolaters after it has been ascertained that they had migrated for Islam. This examination<br />
consisted of giving back their dowers to the idolaters if they are kept back [with the Muslims], provided<br />
that the idolaters give back the dowers of the wives of Muslims who stayed back in Mecca’. He said: ‘That<br />
is the judgement of <strong>Al</strong>lah with which He judges between them. <strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him<br />
and give him peace, therefore, kept back women and sent back to the Quraysh the men who had run<br />
away from them’ ”.<br />
(O ye who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom <strong>Al</strong>lah is wroth…) [60:13].<br />
This verse was reve<strong>al</strong>ed about some poor Muslims who used to inform the Jews of the news of Muslims<br />
and keep in touch with them. <strong>The</strong>y got in exchange some of their fruits. And so <strong>Al</strong>lah, glorified and ex<strong>al</strong>ted<br />
is He, warned them against this. 2<br />
1<br />
Qurtubi, :61.<br />
2<br />
Qurtubi, :76.<br />
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