Abul Aas accepts Islam

Abul Aas accepts Islam  (93)

In Jamadi Al-Awwal, 6 A.H., the Prophet ﷺ received news of
a Qurayshi caravan returning from Syria, and dispatched 170 cavaliers headed by Zayd bin Haritha to ‘Is. The caravan was led by Abul Aas, the husband of Zaynab, one of the Prophet’s ﷺ four daughters.

Husband and wife had been estranged for three years, since Zaynab had migrated to Madinah with her father after her husband refused to accept Islam. The Muslims rounded up the entire caravan except for Abul Aas, who fled to Madinah and took shelter with Zaynab. He asked her to intervene and to request her father for the return of the caravan’s cargo. The Prophet ﷺ granted Zaynab’s request.

Abul Aas, known for his trading skills and his integrity, went
back to Makkah, returned the goods to their rightful owners, and then embraced Islam. He then migrated to Madinah, where he was reunited with Zaynab. Since the verse forbidding marriage between unbelievers and Muslim women had not yet been revealed, the marriage was kept intact.

The Prophet ﷺ sent a number of cavalry units (Saraya) during
this period. They were significant in that they quelled enemy uprisings and established peace an order in far off areas.

The expedition of Banu Al-Mustaliq or Muraysi’

Among the expeditions sent by the Prophet ﷺ , the one against Banu Al-Mustaliq in Sha’ban, 5 or 6 A.H., was a prominent event in Islamic history. A branch of the Banu Khuzaa clan, which was on friendly terms with the Muslims, Banu AlMustaliq had sided with the Quraysh and were preparing for an attack on the Prophet ﷺ. Baridah bin Khusayb was sent to gather intelligence and came back to Madinah and confirmed the report.

Once more it was time for the Prophet ﷺ to leave Madinah in the hands of another, some say it was Zayd bin Haritha , and march out against the enemy. With an army of seven hundred men, the Prophet ﷺ surprised Banu Al-Mustaliq who were encamped at a spring named Muraysi’ on the outskirts of Qudayd. Some of them were killed, their women and children were rounded up, and their property and livestock seized. The operation lasted two nights.

Among the prisoners was Juwayriyah, the daughter of the
wealthy Harith bin Darar. She accepted Islam in Madinah, and the Prophet ﷺ set her free and married her. In defence to Juwayriyah, who gained the status of “Mother of the believers” with her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ , one hundred families from Banu AlMustaliq were set free. They had entered Islam, and the Prophet’sﷺ Companions released them saying they were the Prophet’sﷺ relatives by marriage. Juwayriyah had thus brought her people good fortune.

As expeditions go, the campaign against Banu Al-Mustaliq was noteworthy not because of its military importance but because it gave rise to two extremely distressing and painful events which rent the Muslim community and the Prophet’s heart.

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