As Allah -azwj Says for those who ‘believe and disbelieve’ in Surah An-Nisa [4...

As Allah -azwj Says for those who ‘believe and disbelieve’ in Surah An-Nisa [4:137] : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوا كُفْرًا لَمْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ وَلَا لِيَهْدِيَهُمْ سَبِيلًا {1374:} Those who believe then commit Kufr, then believe, then commit Kufr, then increase in Kufr, it would not be for Allah to Forgive them nor Guide them to a way [4:137] Also, Allah -azwj Says: وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ ۚ أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰ أَعْقَابِكُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ يَنْقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَنْ يَضُرَّ اللَّهَ شَيْئًا ۗ وَسَيَجْزِي اللَّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ {1443:} And Muhammad is not except for a Rasool; the Rasools have already passed away before him; so if he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels?

And the one who turns back upon his heels, he will never harm Allah of anything and Allah would be Recompensing the grateful [3:144] Sulahay Hudaybiyya (Treaty at the Place of Hudaybiyya) The treaty took place when the Rasool Allah -saww and his companions went to perform Hajj of the Kabah but were stopped by the ‘ Mushriqeen ’ (polytheists) of Makkah. In the end, a treaty was signed between the Muslims and Mushriqeen at the place of Hudaybiyya .

Abu AbdAllah -asws (our 6 th Imam -asws ) has said; ‘The Rasool-Allah -saww marched (with his -saww companions) towards Al- Hudaybiyya during the Month of Zeeqad (11 th Islamic month). When the Rasool Allah -saww ended up at the place in which Ihram (for Hajj) had to be worn, they did so and they wore their weapons as well. When this news reached the ‘ Mushriqeen ’, they sent Khalid Bin Waleed to the Rasool Allah -saww to block his -saww way.

So, the Rasool Allah -saww adopted a different route and the caravan ended up at Al-Uqba. There were 1800 Muslims. When they descended to Al- Hudaybiyya , there was a woman who had her son with her. Out of fear, her son ran away. When she established that it was the Rasool Allah -saww , she screamed, ‘These are kind people, there is no reason for you to worry’. The Rasool Allah -saww came up to her and asked her to draw a bucket of water- he -saww drank the water and washed his -saww face.

She took the remaining water and returned it back in the well. That well still has water in it even now. Rasool Allah -saww came out (to the caravan), and the polytheists ( Mushriqeen) sent two chiefs with some horsemen to him -saww .

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