In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
A Summary of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah),
Authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid Al-'Azimi,
May Allah preserve him.
The Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Deployment of His Army to Enter Makkah.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered
Al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him)
To pitch his standard at Al-Hajun,
And he ordered Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him)
To enter from the upper part of Makkah through Kuda',
While the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered through Kada'.
In Sahih Muslim,
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) dispatched Al-Zubayr
In command of one of the two flanks,
Dispatched Khalid in command of the other flank,
And dispatched Abu 'Ubaydah in command of the al-Husar—
Meaning those without body armor—
And they took the bottom of the valley,
While the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was in his battalion.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) instructed his commanders,
When he ordered them to enter Makkah,
Not to fight anyone except those who fought against them,
Save that he singled out a specific group by name,
Ordering that they be executed even if found beneath the curtains of the Ka'bah.
For Abu Dawud recorded in his Sunan,
And Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak with a good chain of transmission,
With the wording being Al-Hakim's,
From Mus'ab ibn Sa'd, from his father, who said:
"On the day of the Conquest of Makkah,
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) granted amnesty to the people,
Except for four men and two women,
And he said:
'Kill them, even if you find them clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah:
'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl,
'Abdullah ibn Khatal,
Miqyas ibn Subabah,
And 'Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi As-Sarh.'"
The Sheikh noted in the margin concerning these four:
"As for 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl,
Imam Al-Nawawi stated in Tahdhib al-Asma' wa al-Lughat:
'Abu Jahl and his son 'Ikrimah were among the most severe of people
In their hostility toward the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
Abu Jahl was killed on the day of Badr as a disbeliever,
While 'Ikrimah survived;
Then Allah Almighty guided him,
And 'Ikrimah embraced Islam shortly after the Conquest.'
Imam Al-Tahawi recorded in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a good chain of transmission,
On the authority of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
'As for 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, he took to the sea,
But a violent tempest struck them,
So the crew of the ship said to the passengers:
"Devote your worship sincerely to Allah alone,
For your gods can avail you nothing here."
'Ikrimah said:
"By Allah, if nothing can save me at sea except sincere devotion to Allah,
Then nothing else can save me on dry land either.
O Allah, I solemnly pledge to You:
If You rescue me from what I am in,
I will surely go to Muhammad,
Place my hand in his hand,
And I will certainly find him clement and generous."
So he was saved and embraced Islam.'
As for 'Abdullah ibn Khatal,
The two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) recorded in their Sahihs,
On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
'The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) entered Makkah in the Year of the Conquest
Wearing a helmet on his head.
When he took it off, a man came and said:
"Ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah!"
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Kill him."'
Abu Dawud stated in his Sunan:
'Ibn Khatal's
Name was 'Abdullah,
And it was Abu Barzah Al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) who killed him.'
Imam Al-Nawawi stated in his commentary on Sahih Muslim:
'The scholars said:
He was executed solely because he had apostatized from Islam,
Murdered a Muslim who had been serving him,
And used to satirize and revile the Prophet (peace be upon him);
Furthermore, he possessed two singing-girls who sang satires denigrating the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Muslims.'
Imam Al-Baghawi stated in Sharh al-Sunnah:
'His (peace be upon him) command to execute Ibn Khatal
Serves as evidence that the sacred precinct (Haram) does not grant immunity from carrying out a prescribed legal punishment incumbent upon an individual,
Nor does it necessitate its postponement.'
As for Miqyas ibn Subabah,
Imam Al-Nasa'i recorded in Al-Sunan al-Kubra,
And Al-Tahawi in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a good chain of transmission,
From Mus'ab ibn Sa'd, from his father Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
'As for Miqyas ibn Subabah,
The people caught up with him in the marketplace and killed him.'
Ibn Ishaq stated in the Seerah:
'As for Miqyas ibn Subabah,
He was killed by Numaylah ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him).'
As for 'Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi As-Sarh,
Abu Dawud recorded in his Sunan and Al-Tahawi in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar with a good chain of transmission,
On the authority of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
'As for Ibn Abi Sarh,
He went into hiding with 'Uthman ibn 'Affan.
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) summoned the people to pledge allegiance,
'Uthman brought him until he stood him before the Prophet (peace be upon him),
And said: "O Prophet of Allah,
Accept the pledge of allegiance from 'Abdullah."
The Prophet raised his head and looked at him three times,
Refusing him each time,
But accepted his pledge after the third time.'
Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad and Al-Tirmidhi in his Jami' with a good chain of transmission,
With the wording being Ahmad's,
On the authority of Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
'When the Day of the Conquest came,
An unidentified man said:
"There shall be no Quraysh after today!"
Thereupon, the herald of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) proclaimed:
"Amnesty is granted to black and white,
Except for so-and-so and so-and-so"—
People whom he named.'"
The Entry of the Muslim Battalions into Makkah.
The Muslim battalions entered just as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had commanded them.
Quraysh had assembled motley bands to stand against the Muslims—
Meaning they gathered assorted groups from various tribes—
So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered the Ansar to fight them down.
For Imam Muslim and Imam Ahmad in his Musnad recorded, with the wording being Ahmad's,
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
"Quraysh gathered their motley bands
And said: 'We shall send these forward;
If they gain any advantage, we will join them,
And if they are struck down, we will surrender whatever terms are demanded of us.'
He said:
Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) looked around and saw me,
And said:
'O Abu Hurayrah!'
I replied:
'At your service, O Messenger of Allah!'
He said:
'Call the Ansar to me,
And let none come to me except an Ansari.'
So I summoned them,
And they came and surrounded the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then said:
'Do you see the motley bands of Quraysh and their followers?'
Then, placing one of his hands over the other, he said:
'Mow them down completely
Until you meet me at Al-Safa.'
Abu Hurayrah said:
'So we set out;
None of us wished to strike down anyone among them but that he did so,
While none of them could direct any resistance toward us.
Then Abu Sufyan pleaded:
"O Messenger of Allah!
The heart of Quraysh has been utterly annihilated;
There shall be no Quraysh after today!"
So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) declared:
"Whoever closes his door is safe,
And whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe."
Thereupon, the people shuttered their doors.'"
A Summary of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah).
Though long the yearning all the world may share,
The yearning for you knows no bounds or measure.
May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised,
And with the remembrance of the Ever-Living,
Lips are moved.