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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Nass Wal-Ijtihad, Text and Interpretation Chapter 5: Interpretations of Khalid bin al-Waleed On the day of the conquest of Mecca On the day of the conquest of Mecca the Prophet (S) has ordered Khalid not to fight and not to kill anyone. The Prophet (S) had said to Khalid and az-Zubayr: “Do not fight except those who will fight you.” Nevertheless Khalid fought and killed more than twenty persons from Quraysh and four persons from Huthayl.

The Prophet (S) entered Mecca and saw a woman killed on the way. He asked Handhala the clerk who had killed her. He said that Khalid bin al-Waleed had killed her. The Prophet (S) ordered Handhala to follow after Khalid and to forbid him from killing any woman, child or employee. [^1] His violence to Bani Juthayma Once the Prophet (S) had sent Khalid with three hundred men of the Muhajireen and Ansar after the conquest of Mecca to Bani Juthayma to invite them to Islam and not to fight them.

Bani Juthayma had killed Khalid’s uncle al-Fakih bin al-Mugheera before in the pre-Islamic time. When Khalid came to bani Juthayma, he said to them: “Put your arms aside because all the people have become Muslims.” When they put their arms aside, he ordered his companions to tie them and then he began to kill them. He killed a great number of them.

[^2] When the Prophet (S) was informed of that, he raised his hands towards the heaven and said twice: “O Allah, I am clear of what Khalid bin al-Waleed has done.” [^3] Then the Prophet (S) sent Imam ‘Ali (as) to the people of Juthayma and sent with him a great amount of money and ordered him to pay them blood money. Imam ‘Ali (as) paid them their shares and some of the money remained with him.

He asked them: “Is there anyone that has not taken his right?” They said: “No, there is not.” He said: “Then I give you this remainder of the money as a precaution from the Prophet (S).” When he came back, he told the Prophet (S) of what he had done. The Prophet (S) said to him: “You have done well.” [^4] Abbas Mahmood al-Aqqad has mentioned this event in his book Abqariyat Umar . He has said: “The Prophet (S) sent Khalid to Bani Juthayma to invite them to Islam and not to fight them.

He ordered him not to fight anyone if he saw a mosque or heard azan . Then Bani Juthayma put their arms aside after argument among them and they gave in. Khalid ordered them to be tied and then he killed many of them.