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Withdrawal from the siege of Taif

bukhari:4325 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Shāʿir al-Aʿmá > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

[AI] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ besieged Taif and did not gain anything against them, he said, "We are returning, if Allah wills." This was hard on them, and they said, "Are we to go away without conquering it?" On one occasion he said, "We are returning." So he said, "Go out in the morning to fight." They went out in the morning and sustained wounds, so he said, "We are returning tomorrow, if Allah wills." That pleased them, and the Prophet ﷺ laughed.

Sufyan said on one occasion: "Then he smiled." He said: Al-Humaydi said: Sufyan narrated the whole report to us.

البخاري:٤٣٢٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاعِرِ الأَعْمَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

لَمَّا حَاصَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الطَّائِفَ فَلَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا، قَالَ: «إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ»، فَثَقُلَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَقَالُوا: نَذْهَبُ وَلاَ نَفْتَحُهُ؟ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً: نَقْفُلُ، فَقَالَ: «اغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ»، فَغَدَوْا فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاحٌ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ»، فَأَعْجَبَهُمْ، فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ.

وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً: فَتَبَسَّمَ. قَالَ: قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الْخَبَرَ كُلَّهُ.

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bukhari:6086 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Abū al-ʿAbbās > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

When Allah Apostle was in Ta'if (trying to conquer it), he said to his companions, "Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills." Some of the companions of Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We will not leave till we conquer it." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Therefore, be ready to fight tomorrow." On the following day, they (Muslims) fought fiercely (with the people of Ta'if) and suffered many wounds. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tomorrow we will return (to Medina), if Allah wills." His companions kept quiet this time. Messenger of Allah ﷺ then smiled.

البخاري:٦٠٨٦ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

لَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالطَّائِفِ قَالَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ نَبْرَحُ أَوْ نَفْتَحَهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ قَالَ فَغَدَوْا فَقَاتَلُوهُمْ قِتَالاً شَدِيدًا وَكَثُرَ فِيهِمُ الْجِرَاحَاتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَالَ فَسَكَتُوا فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بِالْخَبَرِ كُلَّهُ

bukhari:7480 – ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Ibn ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr > Abū al-ʿAbbās > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ besieged the people of Ta'if, but he did not conquer it. He said, "Tomorrow, if Allah will, we will return home. On this the Muslims said, "Then we return without conquering it?" He said, 'Then carry on fighting tomorrow." The next day many of them were injured. The Prophet ﷺ said, "If Allah will, we will return home tomorrow." It seemed that statement pleased them whereupon Allah's Apostle smiled.

البخاري:٧٤٨٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

حَاصَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَلَمْ يَفْتَحْهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ نَقْفُلُ وَلَمْ نَفْتَحْ قَالَ فَاغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ فَغَدَوْا فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ جِرَاحَاتٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَكَأَنَّ ذَلِكَ أَعْجَبَهُمْ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ

muslim:1778 – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And Zuhayr b. Ḥarb And Ibn Numayr > Sufyān > Zuhayr > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr > Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Shāʿir al-Aʿmá > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ besieged the people of Ta'if, but did get victory over them. He said: God willing, we shall return. His Companions said: Shall we depart without having conquered it? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (All right) make a raid in the morning. They did so. and were wounded (with the arrows showered upon them). So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: We shall depart tomorrow. (The narrator says): (Now) this (announcement) pleased them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed at (their waywardness).

مسلم:١٧٧٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاعِرِ الأَعْمَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

حَاصَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَلَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَالَ أَصْحَابُهُ نَرْجِعُ وَلَمْ نَفْتَتِحْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ فَغَدَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاحٌ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا قَالَ فَأَعْجَبَهُمْ ذَلِكَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ

ذِكْرُ جَوَازِ حِصَارِ الْمَرْءِ قُرَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَدُورِهِمْ مَعَ إِبَاحَةِ قُفُولِهِمْ عَنْهُمْ بِغَيْرِ فَتْحٍ

ibnhibban:4779 – Abū Yaʿlá > Abū Khaythamah > Ibn ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Abū al-ʿAbbās > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmr

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ besieged the people of Ta'if, but did get victory over them. He said: God willing, we shall return. His Companions said: Shall we depart without having conquered it? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (All right) make a raid in the morning. They did so. and were wounded (with the arrows showered upon them). So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: We shall depart tomorrow. (The narrator says): (Now) this (announcement) pleased them, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed at (their waywardness). (Using translation from Muslim 1778)

ابن حبّان:٤٧٧٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ

حَاصَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَلَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُهُ نَرْجِعُ وَلَمْ نَفْتَحْ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ» فَغَدَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاحٌ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا» فَأَعْجَبَهُمْ ذَلِكَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ

nasai-kubra:8821 – ʿAbd al-Jabbār b. al-ʿAlāʾ b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār > Sufyān > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Aʿmá > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ trapped the people of Ta'if, as if he did not receive anything from them. He said, "We will leave, if Allah wills." The Muslims said, "Should we leave without conquering it?" He said, "March towards battle." So they set out and were wounded. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We will leave, as if they desired that." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ laughed.

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٨٢١ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَعْمَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

حَاصَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ «إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ» فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ نَذْهَبُ وَلَمْ يُفْتَتَحْ؟ قَالَ «اغْدُوا عَلَى الْقِتَالِ فَغَدَوْا فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاحَةٌ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ فَكَأَنَّهُمُ اشْتَهَوْا ذَلِكَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ»

suyuti:423-108b – Ibn ʿMrw > Ḥāṣar
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٤٢٣-١٠٨b –

"عَن ابْن عمْرو قَالَ: حَاصَر النَّبىُّ ﷺ أهْلَ الطَّائِفِ فَلمْ يَنَلْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا، قَالَ: إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ الله، قَالَ الْمُسْلمُونَ: أَنَرْجعُ وَلَمْ نَفْتَحهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : اغْدُوا عَلَى الْقتَال، فَغَدَوْا فَأَصَابَهُمْ جِرَاح فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ إِنَّا قَافِلُونَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ الله، فَأَعْجَبَهُمْ ذَلَكَ، فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ".

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