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057_Khaybar, page : 3
To ensure the future safety of the Muslims it was evident that something had to be done
about Khaybar, attempts to live peacefully with the Jews through alliances had been
drawn up, agreed upon, then broken by the Jews and tossed to the wind; there was only
one course left open to the Muslims and that was to quell their resistance.
Those Who Remained Behind
The chapter sent down during the return journey from Hudaybiyah had spoken of the
spoils that would soon come to hand. It also mentioned the condition of the those who
remained in Medina instead of joining the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and their
fellow Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca on account of the fact that there had been
no prospects of gaining any spoils.
The Revelation also spoke of how these people would soon come to the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) and plead with him to allow them to take part in the next
engagement when they realized there would be considerable wealth to share. But, in the
same Revelation, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) received another instruction
which was that they should not be permitted to take part in the next encounter, so, when
about Khaybar, attempts to live peacefully with the Jews through alliances had been
drawn up, agreed upon, then broken by the Jews and tossed to the wind; there was only
one course left open to the Muslims and that was to quell their resistance.
Those Who Remained Behind
The chapter sent down during the return journey from Hudaybiyah had spoken of the
spoils that would soon come to hand. It also mentioned the condition of the those who
remained in Medina instead of joining the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and their
fellow Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca on account of the fact that there had been
no prospects of gaining any spoils.
The Revelation also spoke of how these people would soon come to the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) and plead with him to allow them to take part in the next
engagement when they realized there would be considerable wealth to share. But, in the
same Revelation, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) received another instruction
which was that they should not be permitted to take part in the next encounter, so, when