Ibn Ishaq137 mentions one of the companions as saying...

Ibn Ishaq137 mentions one of the companions as saying: 'O Messenger of God, let me tear out the incisors of Suheil ibn Amr so that his tongue will loll out and he will not be able to make speeches against you anywhere ever again.' The Prophet said: 'I will not have him mutilated, for God would then mutilate me even though I am a Prophet.' In another account it is said that the Messenger of God said: 'He just might act in a way for which we would not blame him.' Returns Evil with Good Two sons of Abu Sufyan138 took part in the battle of Badr; Handhalah and Amr.

Handhalah was killed and Amr was taken prisoner by the Messenger of God. Abu Sufyan was offered the opportunity to pay ransom for his son Amr. He said: Am I to pay out of my money as well as out of my blood? They have killed Handhalah and now I am to pay ransom for Amr. Let him remain with you. You can hold him for as long as you want.' Meanwhile, Sa'ad ibn al-Nu'man the brother of the Bani Amr ibn Awf left Medina to make a supererogatory pilgrimage (umrah) to the holy Ka'bah in Mecca.

Abu Sufyan attacked him and held him prisoner in lieu of his son Amr. This despite the fact that the Quraysh had made a promise not to stand in the way of anyone who came to Mecca as a pilgrim. 137 Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq (d. 151 A.H/ 768 A.D.) a classical biographer of the . 138 As one of the leaders of Quraysh, Abu Sufyan spearheaded the wars and campaigns against the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family.

The tribe of Amr ibn Awf went to the Messenger of God and informed him of their news and asked him to hand over Amr ibn Abi Sufyan so that they could secure the release of their brother. The Messenger of God agreed and he was sent to Abu Sufyan who in turn set free Sa'ad.

Gives His Foes the Choice of Peace When the Messenger of God first entered Medina he made a peace treaty with the Bani Nadeer tribe as he did with the rest of the Jewish tribes on condition that they do not fight him nor fight with him and he accepted these terms from them.

When the Messenger of God fought at Badr and defeated the Polytheists they said: 'By God, he certainly is the Prophet whom we find described in the Torah.' When he fought at Ohud and the Muslims were defeated they were seized with doubts and they broke their treaty. They went to the Quraysh and formed an alliance and a pact with them that they stand united against Muhammad. Then Gabriel descended and informed the Prophet of this.