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3382. It was narrated from Anas: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ invaded Khaibar and we prayed Al-Ghādah (Fajr) there (early in the morning) when it was still dark. Then the Prophet ﷺ rode and Abū Ṭalha rode, and I was riding behind Abū Ṭalha. The Prophet of Allāh ﷺ passed through the lane of Khaibar quickly, and my knee was touching the thigh of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and I could see the whiteness of the thigh of the Prophet ﷺ. When he entered the town he said: 'Allāhu Akbar, Khaibar is destroyed! Whenever we approach a (hostile) nation to fight, evil will be the morning for those who have been warned.'[1] He said
this three times. The people came out for their work.” (One of the narrators) ‘Abdul-‘Azîz said: “They said: ‘Muḥammad (has come)!’” ‘Abdul-‘Azîz said: “Some of our companions said: ‘With his army.’” “We conquered Khaibar and gathered the captives. Dihyah came and said: ‘O Prophet of Allāh, give me a slave girl from among the captives.’ He said: ‘Go and take a slave girl.’ He took Ṣafiyyah bint Huyayy. Then a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, you gave Dihyah Ṣafiyyah bint Huyayy, and she is the chief mistress of Quraizah and An-Naḏîr, and she is fit for no one but you.’ He said: ‘Call him to bring her.’ When the Prophet ﷺ saw her, he said: ‘Take any other slave girl from among the captives.’” He said: “The Prophet of Allāh ﷺ set her free and married her.” (One of the narrators) Thâbit said to him: “O Abû Hamzah, what dowry did he give her?” He (Anas) said: “Herself; he set her free and married her.” He said: “While on the road, Umm Sulaim fitted her out and presented her to him in the night, and the following morning he was a bridegroom. He said: ‘Whoever has anything, let him bring it.’ He spread out a leather cloth and men came with cottage cheese, dates, and ghee, and they made Hais, and that was the Walimah (wedding feast) of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.” (Ṣaḥîḥ)
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[1] See Aṣ-Ṣaffāt 37:177.
Commentary
1. When other necessities of life could be fulfilled while traveling, marriage and its consummation also could take place, because they are also necessities; particularly so when the travels of those days lasted several weeks, rather months.
2. 'The thigh': while riding a mount, the dress might slide due to wind. The thigh, therefore, might be uncovered. It does not mean the Prophet ﷺ had deliberately uncovered his thighs. This is because baring one's thighs in populated places is blameworthy even for a common man, except for one who is traveling. While traveling, people generally roll up their hemlines in front of their companions and servants, for a whiff or two of breeze. It is possible in the company of very close companions, because the thigh is not similar to private parts. It should be kept covered because of its nearness to private parts. In the ritual prayer, covering of the thigh constitutes one of the parts which are required to be concealed obligatorily. If the thigh is bare, the prayer shall not be valid.
3. "Khaibar is destroyed!": Did the Prophet ﷺ state it on account of Revelation or other than that? Some people of knowledge consider it to have been a supplication, may Khaibar be conquered.
4. 'Safiyyah bint Huyayy': She was the daughter of Huyayy bin Akhtab, who was the leader of the entire Jewish community. She was married to another prominent chief. The marriage had recently been contracted. Her husband was killed in the battle and she was taken captive. Seemingly, such a woman of eminent rank was not adequate for any common man. Therefore, the Prophet ﷺ took her back from Dahiya and chose her for himself; particularly so, because she was descended from the progeny of Prophet Harun ﷺ. From the progeny of a Prophet and married to yet another Prophet. What a lofty rank! May Allāh be pleased with her and she with Him!
5. No one is allowed to have immediate intercourse with a woman who is married to someone when taken captive, before the expiry of one period or cycle of menses, in order to ensure that she is not pregnant. In case of pregnancy, intercourse is allowed only after the delivery of the child. The Safiyyah ﷺ coincidentally had been in the state of menses when she was taken captive. The menses ended while traveling. It became certain that she was not pregnant, because pregnancy terminates menses. Hence, cohabitation became permissible for the Prophet ﷺ.
6. 'That was the Walimah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ': Only such sort of wedding feast was possible while traveling.
