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The Muslims said: ‘You -saww are Rasool-Allah -saww ’ but Suhail said, ‘Write Muhammad Bin AbdAllah -saww ’ The agreement stated that ‘If one of us (the Mushriqeen of Makkah) goes to you, he must be returned back to us and the Rasool Allah -saww must not keep him (even if he becomes a Muslim). But if one of you (one of the Rasool-Allah -saww ’s people) comes to us, he will not be returned back to you’.

The Rasool Allah -saww was patient and accepted this, but added; ‘However, they should be allowed to worship Allah -azwj among you openly, not in secret, and be allowed to exchange gifts between Medina to Makkah. [2] (See the Hadith in Appendix) As part of the treaty, they could not perform a pilgrimage that year but could return next year for three days and perform a pilgrimage.

Objection regarding Al- Hudaybiyya Umar was with the Rasool Allah -saww on the day of Al- Hudaybiyya and Umar said to him -saww , ‘You -saww are disgracing our religion’ Then he went around saying this to the companions of Rasool Allah -saww , causing feelings of doubt to arise within them. So the Rasool Allah -saww said: ‘Move away from me -saww , do you desire that I -saww betray my -saww responsibility?

Allah -azwj had Made the end result one that favoured the Rasool Allah -saww , the decision had been good, correct, Guided, honourable and virtuous. [3] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘When we returned from the expedition of Al- Hudaybiyya , (we did not understand the reasons for the treaty) and were in a state of sadness. Then Allah -azwj the Mighty and Majestic Revealed [48:1] Surely, We have Given to you a clear victory .

The Rasool Allah -saww said: ‘This Verse has been Revealed to me -saww and it is more beloved to me -saww than the (whole) world and whatever is in it’. [4] Why did Rasool Allah -saww Sign the Treaty of Hudaybiyya ? (Our 8 th Imam -asws says): If the Rasool-Allah -saww went ahead and performed Hajj instead of settling for the Treaty of Hudaybiyya , the ‘ Mushriqeen ’ would have killed the Muslim men and women who were in their possession (in Makkah).

[5] The narrator of the Hadith says: ‘Then Allah -azwj the Mighty and Majestic Informed His -azwj Prophet -saww about the reasons for the reconciliation (Treaty of Hudaybiyya ), Allah -azwj Said: It is they who disbelieved and turned you away from the Sacred Mosque and prevented the offering from arriving at its destined place; and it was because of the believing men and the believing women, [48:25].