When the Prophet (a.

When the Prophet (a.s.) was informed of this event, he said, “It is not on this that we have entered into the covenant with them.” The Prophet (a.s.) asked Ubadah bin as-Samit to exempt himself from them and to break his covenant with them.

Ubadah said, “O messenger of Allah, I follow Allah, His messenger, and the believers, and I exempt myself from the covenant of the unbelievers.” As for Abdullah bin Ubayy, he did not break his covenant with them (the Jews of Bani Qaynuqa), and then this verse was revealed concerning him (O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other…then surely the party of Allah are they that shall be triumphant).

[1] Then the Prophet (a.s.) gathered the Jews and said to them, “O community of the Jews, beware from Allah of like the resentment He has sent down on Quraysh in the battle of Badr, and be Muslims, for you have already known that I am a sent prophet. You find that in your Book and the promise of Allah to you.” They replied cruelly to him, “You think that we are like your people (Quraysh)!

Let it not deceive you that you met a people who were not expert in war and you could find an opportunity over them. By Allah, if we fight you, you shall know that we are the very people (of it).” They hurried to protect themselves in their forts. The Prophet (a.s.) marched with his army to them where the banner-man was his uncle Hamza. The Muslim army blockaded their forts tightly for fifteen days. Then Allah cast terror and fear in their hearts. They were seven hundred men.

Then, they begged the Prophet (a.s.) to let them free and they would leave Medina with their women and offspring, and all their properties and lands [1] Qur'an, 5:51…56. and even their weapons would be for the Prophet (a.s.). The Prophet (a.s.) agreed to that. The Prophet (a.s.) divided the properties among Muslims after deducting the khums though they were the Prophet’s pure possession, because they were not gained by fighting. [1] 7.

The expedition of Qarqarat al-Kudr The Prophet (a.s.) was informed that a group from the Bani Sulaym and Ghatafan wanted to attack Medina after the Prophet (a.s.) had raided them. Thus, the Prophet (a.s.) marched to them with twenty men and the bannerman was Imam Ali (a.s.). When the Muslim force arrived in Qarqarat al-Kudr, no one was there. The Prophet (a.s.) sent some of his companions to look for that group of men, and they saw five hundred camels with the herdsman.