EVENTS OF THE FOURTH YEAR AFTER THE FLIGHT OF HIS
LORDSHIP THE APOSTLE—U. W. B.*
Wâqidi relates that in the beginning of this year his lordship
the apostle—t. b. of G. b. o. h. and o. h. f.—sent Abu
Moslamah B. A’bdu-l-asad Makhzûmi with one hundred
and fifty companions, among whom were also Abu O’baydah
Jurrâh, and Sa’d B. Abu Woqqâss and Asyd B. Khodzyr, to
the country of the Bani Asad, the reason of which Seriah
was as follows: It had reached the exalted audition that
Ttolhah and Solmah, the sons of Asad, were instigating
their followers to wage war against that prince, and that
they would possibly make a raid into the vicinity of
Madinah. Therefore his lordship ordered Abu Moslamah
to forestall and to plunder them in their own country.
The just-named individual accordingly took Wolyd B.
Zohayr Tây for his guide, and marched with him until
they reached one of the settlements of the children of
Esrâyl, all whose corn and quadrupeds they took, as well
as some men, the remainder of whom fled to their people
and informed them of the multitude and bravery of the
professors of Islâm. They also warned Qays B. Hâreth and
Ttolhah B. Howildar not to meet the Musalmâns. Accordingly
all of them left their habitations, which the
Musalmâns then entered and plundered. There is, however,
[also] a tradition that the Bani Asad were drawn up
in battle-array opposite to Moslamah, and that after Sa’d
B. Abu Woqqâss had sent one of the idolaters to the infernal
regions he shouted to the army of Islâm: ‘What
are you waiting for?’ and that accordingly Abu Moslamah
with all the Musalmâns rushed upon the infidels, putting
them to flight.