58. Expeditions
٥٨۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
Some people (i.e. the Jews of Bani bin Quraiza) agreed to accept the verdict of Saʿd bin Muʿadh so the Prophet ﷺ sent for him (i.e. Saʿd bin Muʿadh). He came riding a donkey, and when he approached the Mosque, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Get up for the best amongst you." or said, "Get up for your chief." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Saʿd! These people have agreed to accept your verdict." Saʿd said, "I judge that their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as captives." The Prophet said, "You have given a judgment similar to Allah's Judgment (or the King's judgment). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3804)
أَنَّ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ لَمَّا نَزَلُوا عَلَى حُكْمِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ ؓ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ قَرِيبًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُومُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ أَوْ إِلَى خَيْرِكُمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ نَزَلُوا عَلَى حُكْمِكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَحْكُمُ فِيهِمْ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ مُقَاتِلَتُهُمْ وَتُسْبَى ذَرَارِيُّهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَكَمْتَ بِحُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ حَكَمْتَ بِحُكْمِ اللهِ
[Machine] "And their wealth and offspring were distributed, and that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he said, 'Verily, the judgment today was made upon them with the judgment of Allah, who rules with it over seven heavens.'"
وَأَنْ تُقَسَمَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَذَرَارِيُّهُمْ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ حَكَمَ الْيَوْمَ فِيهِمْ بِحُكْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي حَكَمَ بِهِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتٍ
[Machine] I was among them, and whoever grew was killed, and whoever did not grow was left, so I was among those who did not grow.
كُنْتُ فِيهِمْ وَكَانَ مَنْ أَنْبَتَ قُتِلَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُنْبِتْ تُرِكَ فَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ لَمْ يُنْبِتْ
[Machine] I was among those whom Saad bin Muadh ruled over. The Messenger of Allah commanded that their fighters be killed and their children be taken as captives. They brought me and I could only see that they were going to kill me. They uncover my arm and found that it had not grown any hair. So they put me among the captives.
كُنْتُ فِيمَنْ حَكَمَ فِيهِمْ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ؓ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ مُقَاتِلَتُهُمْ وَتُسْبَى ذَرَارِيُّهُمْ قَالَ فَجَاءُوا بِي وَلَا أَرَانِي إِلَّا سَيَقْتُلُونَنِي فَكَشَفُوا عَانَتِي فَوَجَدُوهَا لَمْ تَنْبُتْ؛ فَجَعَلُونِي فِي السَّبْيِ