Who was Banu Al-Mustaliq? When Did the Battle Take Place? What Were the Causes Behind It? 1- Banu Al-Mustaliq were a sub-tribe of Khuzaa‘ah and Al-Mustaliq was their forefather. He was Juthaymah bin Sa‘d bin ‘Amr bin Rabee‘ah bin Haarithah bin ‘Amr bin ‘Aamir bin Maa’is-Samaa’. 2- The Date of the Battle Scholars differ regarding the date of the Battle. Their views may be summed u...

The Jews of Madeenah were stunned with fear and terror throughout the interval between the murder of Ka‘b bin Al-Ashraf and the Battle of Uhud which took place in Shawwaal, 3 A.H. However, the Muslims’ defeat in the Battle of Uhud revived the hope of the polytheists and hypocrites to get what they were aspiring for, and the Jews were no longer apprehensive about their fate as their relief had been reinforced by the murder of Muslims a...

I) ‘Amr bin Al-Jamooh, may Allah be pleased with him. ‘Amr bin Al-Jamooh, may Allah be pleased with him, was lame, and he had four sons as strong as lions, who attended the battles with the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. They were Khallaad, Mu‘awwith, Mu‘aath and Abu Ayman, may Allah be pleased with them. When it was the Day of Uhud, they wanted to convince him to sit at home, saying, “A...

F) ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Haraam, may Allah be pleased with him ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Haraam, may Allah be pleased with him, insisted on setting out to take part in the Battle of Uhud. He addressed his son Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, saying, “O Jaabir, do not grieve that you are among these who remain in Madeenah until you know what our destiny will be. Indeed, by Allah, were I not to leave after my...

B) Mus’ab bin ’Umayr, may Allah be pleased with him It was narrated on the authority of Khabbaab, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, We emigrated with the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in the cause of Allah, and so our reward became due and assured with Allah. Some of us died, while not taking anything from their rewards in this world, among whom was Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr, [may Allah be ple...