They said that Khalid was now a Muslim and there was no need to fear him.

They said that Khalid was now a Muslim and there was no need to fear him. Thus, they all removed their arms and kept them aside. When Khalid saw them unarmed, he asked his men to charge and overwhelm them. He asked the men, who were mostly from his own tribe, to tie them securely with ropes and confiscate their arms. Then he got them executed one after the other. `Abd al-Rahman ibn `Awf, who was a member of the delegation, was very upset with the act of Khalid.

Both had an altercation and `Abd al-Rahman said, “You have committed an act of the period of ignorance in the times of Islam!” Khalid said, “I have avenged your father `Awf!” `Abd al-Rahman said, “You are a liar! I have myself killed my father’s killer! You have avenged the killing of your own uncle Fakihah ibn Mughirah!”[1] The historian Al-Ya`qūbi writes: `Abd al-Rahman ibn `Awf said, “By Allah!

Khalid has killed those persons who had embraced Islam!” Khalid told him, “I have avenged the killing of your father `Awf!” `Abd al-Rahman said, “You have only avenged the killing of your uncle Fakihah ibn Mughirah!”[2] When the Prophet (a.s) learned about the killing of the people of Banū-Judhaymah, he was very sad, turned towards the Ka`bah and said: “O Allah!

I express in Your Presence my displeasure over the act of Khalid ibn al-Walid.”[3] Then he asked `Ali (a.s) to go with the cash received from Yemen to Banū-Judhaymah at the well of Ghumayda’ and pay the blood money for every life lost by them. `Ali (a.s) went there, paid the blood money to every family and made good their losses. In the end he asked, if they had any more claims. They said they did not have any further claims.

Then `Ali (a.s) said that some more money was left with him and he did not want to take it back. Therefore, [1] Tārīkh al-Ya`qūbī, Vol 3, Page 47 [2] Tārīkh al-Tabarī, Vol 2, Page 32 [3] Tārīkh al-Ya`qūbī, Vol 3, Page 47 [4] Tārīkh al-Tabarī, Vol 2, Page 242 he distributed the money to them on behalf of the Prophet (a.s). After completing the task, he returned to the Prophet (a.s) and reported on the visit. The Prophet (a.s) said: “I sacrifice my father and mother on you!

I liked what you have done more than the red haired camels!”[1] The act of Khalid ibn al-Walid was absolutely against the norms of Islam. Islam does not permit killing even an infidel without valid reason. Even in the arena of battle, if an infidel recites the kalimah, he should not be attacked.