Battle of Banu Quraydha

Battle of Banu Quraydha  (89)

On his return from the Battle of the Trench, as the Prophet ﷺ prepared to take a bath in the apartment of Umm Salamah,
Jibreel came to him. He informed the Prophet ﷺ that he and other angels were being sent to terrify Banu Quraydha and inflict havoc on their fortresses.

Following Jibreel’s news the Prophet ﷺ sent out an
announcement that everyone who followed him was to perform the ‘Asr prayer at Banu Quraydha. It was time for the Muslims to witness an act of divine intervention and draw comfort from it. The Prophet ﷺ entrusted the affairs of the state to Umm Maktoom and sent out an advance party under Ali.

Banu Quraydha spotted the approaching Muslims and began hurling abuses at the Prophet ﷺ. The rest of the Muslims also made quick preparations to join the vanguard, but were late in reaching Banu Quraydha. The Prophet ﷺ set out accompanied by the Muhajireen and the Ansar and halted at Ana, a famous well of Banu Quraydha.

As it happened, even before the Muslim forces got there, Allah cast terror into the hearts of Banu Quraydha. They shut themselves in their castles, too terrified to confront the Muslim warriors who arrived to lay siege. The Jews sent word to the Prophet ﷺ that they wished to consult with Abu Lubaba, who was then sent there as chief negotiator. Seeing him approach, the men rushed toward him while their women and children began to weep bitterly. Their tears and lamentation moved Abu Lubaba deeply. They said to him,

“Do you think it desirable that we submit to Muhammad?”
“Yes,” replied Abu Lubaba, and then he pointed to his throat
indicating that all of them would be put to death. Instantly it occurred to him that he had betrayed Allah and His Messenger by giving the enemy information through his gesture. He hastened back, went straight to the Prophet’s mosque and tied himself to one of the pillars, vowing that the Prophet ﷺ alone would unfasten him.

When the Prophet ﷺ heard what Abu Lubaba had done, he remarked, “Had he come to me I would have invoked Allah’s forgiveness upon him. Since he has imprisoned himself of his own voilition, I will leave him in the same state until Allah decides his fate.”

The long seige disheartened Banu Quraydha. Twenty-five
days passed, and they finally surrendered to the Prophet ﷺ . He imprisoned the men and kept the women separate. The people of Aus asked him to show mercy to their old allies just as he had done with Banu Qaynuqa.

Wisely, the Prophet ﷺ avoided putting himself in the position
of sole arbiter of the captives’ fates. He asked the people of Aus, “Would you let an arbitrator from amongst you decide?” They nodded, and to their pleasure the Prophet ﷺ appointed their chief, Sa’d bin Mu’adh, judge. 

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