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(2). 3129. Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "On the Day of Uhud, sixty-four of the Anṣār were killed, and six from the Muhājirīn, one of whom was Hamzah, and they mutilated them, so the Anṣār said: 'If, (in the future) we are able to kill them on a day like this, we would mutilate from among them as twice as they (mutilate from among us)." He said: "So on the day of the Conquest of Makkah, Allāh revealed: And if you punish them, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you have patience with them, then it is better for those who are patient.[2] So a man said: 'There shall be no Quraish after today.' But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Leave the people, except for
four.” (Hasan)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb as a narration of Ubayy bin Ka'b.
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Footnotes
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[1] An-Nahl 16:48.
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[2] An-Nahl 16:126.
Commentary
Sūrat An-Nahl was revealed in Makkah, but the last three Verses were revealed in Al-Madīnah. At the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet ﷺ told Abū Hurairah: “make the announcement among the Anṣār, whoever you see in your way finish him.” A man then said none from the Quraish would remain alive after this day. [Al-Kawākib Ad-Darārī: vol. 4, p. 178, footnote no: 2.]. The Prophet issued a general ordinance to kill four persons wherever they were found; and those four were: Ikrimah bin Abū Jahl, ‘Abdullāh bin Khatal, Qais bin Sabābah and ‘Abdullāh bin Sa’d bin Abū As-Sarh.
