Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S67)

The prisoners of war from Hunayn were ~6,000. There was a plethora of spoils too, but they were kept in Jiraana whilst the Messenger ﷺ went to Ta’if to siege the fortress.

Onto the final expedition of the Messenger ﷺ, Tabook: Zubayr رضي الله عنه was ~30 here. The Messenger ﷺ gathered a force of ~30,000 رضي الله عنهم to take on Roman juggernaut as they planned to attack the believers and gathered a force to do so.

Zubayr رضي الله عنه was given a large flag to carry during this expedition.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S66)

Zubayr’s رضي الله عنه participation in the battle of Hunayn: Makkah was conquered ~7 A.H. The Messenger ﷺ stayed there for ~10 days. During this time, the Khawazeen and Thaqeef tribes in Ta’if prepared for battle, thinking the Messenger ﷺ was coming to conquer them.

Hunayn can be described as three clashes: the first was when the believers were ambushed in the valley. The second was when Abu Amir رضي الله عنه was the leader and they followed the disbelievers who were fleeing. The third clash was lead by Zubayr رضي الله عنه and he رضي الله عنه chased down the disbelievers who were fleeing to the mountains.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S65)

Returning to the Conquest:

Abu Sufyaan رضي الله عنه sees Zubayr and his squadron of ~500 رضي الله عنهم entering Makkah. Zubayr رضي الله عنه was given a black flag to carry.

Sa’ad Ibn Ubadah رضي الله عنه was given the flag of the Messenger ﷺ initially. Later, it was passed onto Zubayr رضي الله عنه. Thus Zubayr رضي الله عنه had the honour of bearing 2 flags during the conquest!

One flag was carried by Zubayr, one by Abu Ubaydah and one by Khalid Ibn Waleed رضي الله عنهم. It was fitting that all the bearers were Makkan.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S64)

The Messenger ﷺ sent Khaatib رضي الله عنه to Makawkis when inviting the world leaders to Islam. Khaatib رضي الله عنه was handsome, he had a handsome body with rough fingers.

Khaatib رضي الله عنه was the one who brought back Maria, Sheereen رضي الله عنهم and Dul Dul (gifts from Makawkis). The Messenger ﷺ married Maria, she was the mother of Ibraaheem رضي الله عنهم. Sheereen was Maria’s sister, she married either Muhammad Ibn Qais or Hasan Ibn Thaabit رضي الله عنهم.

Khaatib رضي الله عنه was an archer, present at every battle side by side the Messenger ﷺ. He passed away ~30 A.H, aged ~65, during Uthmaan’s رضي الله عنه caliphate, before the fitnah broke out. Uthmaan رضي الله عنه lead his Janazah and he رضي الله عنه was buried in al-Baqee.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S63)

The Conquest of Makkah: The Banu Bakr were sided with the disbelieving Quraysh, the Banu Khuza’a were sided with the Messenger ﷺ and the believers. The Banu Bakr attacked a man from Banu Khuza’a, breaking the peace pact. When the Messenger ﷺ was informed of this, he ﷺ said the Banu Khuza’a have his help. The Messenger ﷺ intended to take the mother city peacefully, without bloodshed.

Khaatib Ibn Abi Baltaha رضي الله عنه was a Badri. He sent a letter to the Quraysh in Makkah telling them they were coming to Makkah. The Messenger ﷺ was informed of this via Revelation, he ﷺ sent Ali, Zubayr and Miqdaad رضي الله عنهم to intercept the letter.

Khaatib رضي الله عنه was from Yemen, he had no one in Makkah to protect his family and property in Makkah. His mother was there. He رضي الله عنه only sent this letter to curry some favour with the Quraysh so that they would leave his mother/family and property alone etc. The Messenger ﷺ said no one may say anything about Khaatib رضي الله عنه except good things.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S62)

When Marhab was killed, his brother Yaasir roared a challenge. Zubayr رضي الله عنه stepped up, he was ~28 years old here. Safeeya رضي الله عنها asked the Messenger ﷺ: “Will my son be killed?”. The Messenger ﷺ replied: “No, rather he will do the killing, Insha’Allah”. Zubayr رضي الله عنه killed Yaasir.

The second fortress to be conquered at Khaybar was al-Qaamoos. It was owned by Kinaana Ibn al-Rabee, who was our mother Safeeya’s رضي الله عنها first husband.

The Messenger ﷺ made a term of peace: the Jews could take whatever their beasts of burden could carry, however all the gold was to be given to the Messenger ﷺ. Hu’yay Ibn Akhtab, who was our mother Safeeya’s رضي الله عنها father, had a bag of gold which he hid from the Messenger ﷺ, thus breaking the pact.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S61)

The Messenger ﷺ said his famous words at Khaybar: “Tomorrow I will give this flag to a person who loves Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وتَعَالَى and His Messenger”. (ﷺ).

The next day, everyone waited eagerly hoping they were chosen. Umar رضي الله عنه said this was the only time he wanted authority. Ali رضي الله عنه was chosen.

Amir رضي الله عنه first duelled Marhab, who was a general and seasoned warrior. Amir رضي الله عنه accidentally struck his own ankle and the wound was fatal. He رضي الله عنه was martyred.

Ali رضي الله عنه then duelled Marhab. They exchanged lines of poetry. It was here where Ali رضي الله عنه said his famous line: “I am the one whose mother named me Haidarah”. (رضي الله عنهم). Ali رضي الله عنه then killed Marhab

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S60)

Because of the condition of no wars in the treaty, this was a massive win for the believers. Just the next year, ~10,000 Companions رضي الله عنهم were present with the Messenger ﷺ at the conquest of Makkah.

The fall of Khaybar: With the Quraysh no longer being a threat, the only issue now was the treacherous Jews. The Banu Nadir were exiled, some of them went to Khaybar and some went to Syria.

Khaybar is ~100 miles away from Madinah. The Messenger ﷺ and the Companions رضي الله عنهم set off to conquer it in retaliation for all the things these Jews did to the believers.

There was multiple fortresses at Khaybar. When one was conquered, you could then move onto the next. The first fortress conquered was Naa’im. During this, Mahmood Ibn Maslama رضي الله عنه was martyred. The Jews dropped a boulder on him.

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S59)

The Divine Help: Many things occurred to aid the believers. A man called Nu’aym رضي الله عنه from the Banu Ghatafaan came to the Messenger ﷺ and embraced Islam during the battle. The Messenger ﷺ told Nu’aym رضي الله عنه instructions and he defeated the enemies from within, playing a genius role.

Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وتَعَالَى sent a cold wind which affected the enemies on the outside and He سُبْحَانَهُ وتَعَالَى also sent Angels (a.s). With all this combined, Abu Sufyaan رضي الله عنه decided he was leaving and others followed him. All that was left now was the Banu Qurayzah.

Zubayr رضي الله عنه was one of those who pledged to the Messenger ﷺ under the tree when the rumour spread that Uthmaan رضي الله عنه was martyred. The Messenger ﷺ said whoever pledged to him on that day will not enter the fire. The treaty of Hudaybeeyah was signed, this was a great win for the Muslims

Zubayr Ibn al-Awaam رضي الله عنه

(S58)

The Messenger ﷺ took ultimate precautions before proceeding. He ﷺ sent Sa’ad Ibn Muazh, Sa’ad Ibn Ubadah, Abdullah Ibn Rawaha and Khawaat Ibn Jubayr رضي الله عنهم to the Banu Qurayzah.

The Banu Nadir attempted to assassinate the Messenger ﷺ thus they were exiled. Some of them went to Khaybar and some of them went to Syria.

The situation was extremely intense. The main force of ~10,000 attacked from above and the Banu Qurayzah attacked from below. The Messenger ﷺ made all human efforts possible, now the Divine Help was coming. He ﷺ raised his hands and supplicated for the enemies to be defeated.